Fresh

it was a great movie that kid got even with everyone from the inside and every one got what they deserved but that kid went thru a lot to get him and his sister out the hood... Full review

This is a very good movie, the movie has a very good story that attachs you to the charcter and it has a very good but sad ending that leaves you paralized and wondering whatever happens to the charcter....this is back... Full review

Often, we are told that the black youth are worthless and portrayed as socially deprived deviants. Sean Nelson, at age 13, in this movie, showed a maturity that I admired then and now. His character, Fresh, had to make a bad... Full review

fresh to me was ok- there were some scenes though that were so good, the acting was awsome "fresh" did a phenomenal perfromance, if your looking for a great performance from Samuel- well dont get too exited because he only appears... Full review

Fresh is one of those movies that you never see coming. From the opening credits until the end, it provides you with this deep, gritty, yet utterly realistic portrayal of a youth's mind on the streets. While our normal society... Full review

Story of a 12-year old drug carrier named Fresh/Michael (Sean Nelson), who is trying to escape his violent neighborhood for a better life with his estranged sister Nikki (N'Bushe Wright). Fresh manages to turn two drug barons against each other and... Full review

A young streetwise kid plays two ruthless ghetto drug dealers against each other using ideas his chess playing father teaches him. Very tight movie that I thought was very well done. Definately insightful as to how tough things can get in... Full review

The movie brilliantly directed, as well a s the actors. You definitley get another perspective on the ghetto and rough life that these kids go through. Courage, Smart, and Very well done... Full review

Fresh is a well-made, well-acted movie that is graphic yet tragically told story. Fresh is a smart kid, knows what he is doing on the streets. His friend Chuckie, is an idiot, talking his mouth off and not listening when he... Full review

This was an excellent "hood-movie" it portrays the ethically difficult life the children and young adults living in these neighborhoods have to deal with. The acting was almost perfect at times, very briefly, it seemed the companion of the protagonist was... Full review

Instead, attention is placed on the strong, layered performances, particularly Sean Nelson as Fresh and Samuel L. Jackson as his embittered father. First-time director Boaz Yakin emphasizes restraint and realism, presenting potentially sensationalistic material with a minimum of violence and flash. ... Full Review

a script as smart as the title character.... ... Full Review

Michael, whose street name is "Fresh," is a bright, clever and complex Brooklyn 12-year-old who runs drugs for a dealer until a young girl, whom he has a crush on, is accidentally gunned down in a crossfire. Fresh is clearly an excellent picture. ... Full Review

Theres a lot of double-crossing and shooting it plays better if you dont think too hard about the logic of the third act. I must also add in retrospect that the killing of the lead characters female crush comes across as a totally egregious cinematic ploy, as does the lead characters hanging and shooting of the nice-dog-turned-killer-mutt (this, in particular, is an unnecessary metaphor). ... Full Review

For some reason, someone seems to think the discovery that an actor is not really what he was pretending to be for the purposes of a TV commercial constitutes a massive bust : FRESH allegations have emerged that Workplace Authority... ... Full Article

George Washington , the first feature by 25-year-old David Gordon Green, is the year's most fascinating American indie precisely because it's the most baffling. This haphazardly lyrical, yet heavily symbolic, account of a tragic incident involving a racially mixed group... ... Full Article

Like "Boyz 'n' the Hood," Menace II Society" and "Mi Vida Loca," "Fresh" is a well-written, well-acted tale of life in the ghetto. This directorial debut by Boaz Yakin works its disturbing magic with all-too-realistic violence and finely drawn characters. ... Full Article

It may sound like yet another slice of life among the lowly: a study of an intelligent but fatally disadvantaged ghetto child's inexorable descent into criminality. ... Full Article

From Amazon : Boaz Yakin's astounding debut feature looks at the violent world of the projects through the eyes of a 12-year-old drug runner. Sean Nelson delivers a quiet but intense performance as Michael--street name Fresh--a cynical but introspective kid... ... Full Article

U.S. Distributor: Miramax Films Never has chess been a more apt metaphor for life than in Boaz Yakin's feature debut, Fresh . Like Lawrence Fishburne in Searching for Bobby Fischer , Samuel L. ... Full Article