Am I Missing Something?

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Similar to another review, I rented this not knowing it was a mini-series. But unlike him/her, I found it terrible. My wife and I set back in awe while this show went on....hitting pause every few minutes to discuss one thing or another. The writing is bad, the acting ranges from terrible to mediocre. How can you relate to this? I don't care if I have had similar situations, this show cannot draw me into it. Maybe if I was 10 this would have been more interesting. Why is this 25 year old man playing a high school teenager (the kid from Fresh back in 1994). I know plenty of young men that went to juvenile detention for longer than 1 year and didn't come out with such a chip on their shoulder. The sentences didn't seem natural...I have seen better writing in high school theater. What mail room manager takes a brief case to work everyday? There were too many small errors like this. On a positive note, some of the scenery was put together well..there was close attention to detail in their home. I also have to admit that I didn't go past the second episode.

I rented the DVD and I thought it was a movie. Turns out it's a mini-series. But either way I thought it was awesome. I thought the performances were very good especially the brothers. Lafayette's scenes in part one were heartfelt. The setting and the language that the characters used helped me to get into the action. I like how each of the brothers developed in character throughout the series. I also think it was directed well. I won't be surprised if this is made into a drama.I am surprised, however, that this was made by a Nickelodeon spin-off channel. It was put together very well.

That's pretty much all this is. I found it very boring and unenlightening but they tried hard to make a message. It was a nice little miniseries and I saw every episode. At least there were people I could relate to. The characters tried hard, and I think Poochdid very well. The actor who played Lafayette was quite typical as the youngest brother. Charlie played the part of the middle brother just out of juvenile detention without much feeling and I feel they could have gone further.Its sort of like a documentary. If you want something full of laughs though, you will be thoroughly disappointed.6/10