ATL

Wow - this is a surprise. Watch it because it's proof that a lot of IMDBers are really full of crap pawns that care more about peoples' opinions of their opinions than they do about whether or not the movie... Full review

There gotta be some HATERS out there cuz this movie score is way outta wack at a 3.6. This movie was glamorized but T.I. kicking it with his crew and trying to figure out a good life was a true... Full review

A story about young people struggling to overcome the darker side of the neighborhood. Rashad Swann (Tip Harris) comes of age and takes responsibility for himself and his brother Antwone (Ross) to move toward getting out of the hood. Rashad... Full review

I really liked this movie. I didn't expect it to be very good because none of the actors are A-list actors and there are several characters played by rappers, including T.I.'s debut as the lead character Rashad. I'm not saying... Full review

ATL is a great movie for all involved in it i think that it is very underrated movie. They thought that it was going to be a movie in the vein of boys in the hood with it's social commentary... Full review

This was a good movie. I have to admit I was a little skeptical, I mean this is my first time seeing, Tip "T.I." Harris act and I did not want to be disappointed by another rapper turned actor. I... Full review

What many people refuse to believe is the accuracy in socio-economic depictions of dramas and routines of young black teens that ATL brings to life in theaters. As I glance over the several reviews written by critics who seem rather... Full review

I may be biased because I love T.I. but I was pleased with the movie!! I thought it was good to finally show something other than the usually cliché movie about urban kids who all want to sell drugs and... Full review

The New Urban drama/comedy ATL,about a group of friends coming of age in Atlanta,was better than I expected in so many ways:It was sweet.It had heart.It was funny in real and unexpected ways,and it had a pace and rhythm all... Full review

I just got back from an advance screening of ATL--the movie that cannot be marketed as a roller skating flick because Roll Bounce "didn't make money." OK, so I guess that's a major spoiler in Warner Brother's eyes. But I... Full review

Like most media these days, "ATL" feels like the product of video-on-demand-era focus groups, which means that it's entertaining, but not smart. The film doesn't succeed in its quest to be all things to all consumers--the audience I watched it with wasn't buying much--but there's about half here to love. ... Full Review

ATL is a likable film with an affirmative and hopeful message about the fate of its main players. ATL" is refreshing without going all goody two-shoe, its four friends and their ties to Atlanta not unlike  the bunch of guys in Barry Levinson's Baltimore "Diner. ... Full Review

But there never is a roller skating competition, which cheats the viewer of so much talent on display. Though well-intentioned, the clichd melodrama saps the film's sometimes inspired juices, halting what could have been an exciting coming-of-age tale with a knock-out roller skating contest. ... Full Review

Robinson also works well with his young cast. Robinson uses techniques from music videos (he has directed top-rated videos for a galaxy of hip-hop stars) to silent films (title cards help introduce the characters and scenes and in one witty conversation subtitles translate the otherwise impenetrable vernacular used by a character). ... Full Review

In the long run, though, "ATL" is more about the journey than the destination, and its many small, memorable moments are probably more meaningful than the movie as a whole. I didn't find it a particularly memorable film, mind you, but there is nothing offensive about it, either. ... Full Review

Rashad (Tip Harris) and his younger brother Ant (Evan Ross) lost both parents in a car accident and now live with their uncle, George (Mykelti Williamson). ... Full Article

With Will Smith as a producer and from-the-streets success story Antwone Fisher as a co-writer, you know the homeys-in-Atlanta teen drama ATL is not going to be an exercise in Tupac-style fatalism. ... Full Article

ATL Rated:PG-13 For movie details, please click here . Judging from its ad campaign, ATL looks like another hard-headed urban drugs-and-violence melodrama showcasing hip-hop musicians who want to be movie stars. ... Full Article