Boyz n the Hood tells the story of a young black man that lives in South Central LA in the mid-80s. He moves in with his father when his mother decides she can't teach him to be a man after he gets into one too many fights at school.
At his fathers, he hangs around with the local kids, some of whom are attempting to do the best with what they have and some of which are content to sit back and let life go by, living the gang life.
The movie really gives a sense of what it was like to grow up in those neighbourhoods at that time; with police helicopters flying over at all hours of the day and night, gunshots breaking the silence at regular intervals, drive-by shootings relatively normal. It's really quite grim and not nearly as 'cool' as some rappers would have you believe.
There isn't much violence in the movie, which surprised me (not having seen it for many years) but it tells a story that is both sad moving.
My rating: 7.2 / 10
IMDB rating: 7.8 / 10
Running time: 107 mins
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