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Channing Tatum, Johnny Vasquez, Josh Peck, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn ... see more see more... , Samuel Bottoms , Raymond Cruz , Laura San Giacomo , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Terri Hanauer , Sam Hennings , Cecilia Peck , Freddy Rodriguez , Bijou Phillips , Luis Robledo , Anne Hathaway , Matt O'Leary , J.D. Pardo , Mike Vogel , Alexis Dziena

A pair of naïve young girls learn that even the most insignificant actions can have lasting consequences in this music-driven take on teen culture starring Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips and directe... read more read more...d by two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Influenced by the hip-hop thug lifestyle and seeking to explore life outside of their insulated, culturally homogenized suburb, pretty young teenagers Allison (Hathaway) and Emily (Phillips) set their sights on East L.A. to experience the "gangsta" lifestyle firsthand. By the time the pair meet some true-life Latino gang-bangers and realize just how far out of their element they really are, it may already be too late to turn back. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Barbara Kopple

Release Date: October 16, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 29, 2005

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  • LitelBluHli
    September 15, 2009
    LitelBluHli
    Eh, this movie was kinda stupid and the characters were annoying...they got what they deserved.
  • romy861
    January 2, 2009
    romy861
    Good, not great. I have to give Anne Hathaway credit for playing away from type, though, and doing a good job of it.
    i would have liked the ending to be not quite so abrupt.
  • pingsley
    December 26, 2008
    pingsley
    A cheap exploitation movie made cheaply, and it shows - repeatedly. It tries *so* hard to be meaningful and insightful and yet, but it ultimately presents scenes that shock to keep the viewers' attention. It's not Anne Hathaway's shining moment, either - and this is in spite of... read more several topless and semi-topless scenes. Boring at best and ignorant and somewhat racist at worst. Watch the 'highlights' on Mr. Skin and skip this movie.
  • dreamfaeries
    December 6, 2008
    dreamfaeries
    WOW!!! Crazy...
  • sanjurosamurai
    August 24, 2008
    sanjurosamurai
    basically "kids" or "mi vida loca" for a new generation. more sensual than i was expecting, and pretty silly and even a bit trashy. much like its predecessors in this sub-genre. not a waste of time because it was interesting from a sociological perspective, but nothing to reco... read moremmend.
  • puffchunk
    April 22, 2008
    puffchunk
    So obnoxious. The only good part was El Ray from planet terror played a coke dealer.
  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    November 12, 2007
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    An utterly annoying, abnoxious film about two well-off white girls who decide to mingle with Latino thugs, in the hope of experiencing, first hand, the gangsterisms thier exposed to everyday through the media. The only real redeeming quality of the film is Anne Hathaway and her d... read moreisplayed "assets," but they really don't make the film at all more tolerable. As a viewer, you'll really want to bitch-slap these brats back to reality, but since you can't, you'll have to endure a rather aggravating 90 minutes.
  • kiriyamakazou
    September 1, 2007
    kiriyamakazou
    With a fantastic cast of the best young talent around and a script from the Academy Award winning writer of Traffic what could possibly go wrong? Well for starters the film can centre around some idiotic twats who can annoy you for the 90 minutes. The trouble most of the actors h... read moreas is that their characters are embarrassing which means their performances come off as such as the majority of them find it hard to reach a level between realistic satire to out and out parody. The rest of the cast are stereotyped latino gangsters. We don't care for any charcter as they constantly argue "You don't even know me" and then proceed to act like cut and paste offensive characters from movies past. The ending is just pure cinematic stupidity and just to keep our attention the females keep getting naked. I suppose it's a bit of a guilty delight in that you can enjoy laughing at the street gangster talk from white kids as well as a quick pace for those with low attention spans.
  • mjgildea
    April 12, 2007
    mjgildea
    This movie sucked, which is odd considering Stephen Gaghan's name is on it. There's nothing appealing about rich kids slumming it. The only highlight was seeing Anne Hathaway topless--but even then, she looked like an alien from certain angles.
  • deano
    February 18, 2007
    deano
    This drama is really shocking and controversial film I ever see. And this is the first time I ever see Anne Hathaway in a searing, sexy and utterly unexpected role.

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Critic Reviews

Wally Hammond
February 10, 2007
Wally Hammond, Time Out

You'd at least expect a decent exploitation movie from this material. Full Review

Rich Cline
February 10, 2007
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

This story of rich teens way out of their depth is chilling and nicely played. But it feels like a cautionary after-school movie spiced up with sex and violence. Full Review

Matthew Turner
February 10, 2007
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

Like Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen, only with money, this is an engaging and frequently tense teen drama with a full-on performance from Anne Hathaway. Full Review

Peter Bradshaw
February 10, 2007
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

Director Barbara Kopple strays into territory occupied by James Toback and Catherine Hardwicke. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
February 10, 2007
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

Despite the high-powered credits... this slight cautionary tale about slumming rich kids is a minor effort. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
January 4, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Yo! Dawg! This is a youth drama about bored white rich kids in L.A. acting black. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
December 2, 2005
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Combines documentary realism and an exploration of modern teen behavior within an intensely erotic drama of racial tension. Full Review

Fred Topel
December 1, 2005
Fred Topel, About.com

It shows that a movie can premiere on DVD and just tell a quality story, not some knock off action vehicle for a star past his prime. Full Review

Christopher Null
December 1, 2005
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

Something tells me Hathaway won't be making The Princess Diaries 3. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
November 29, 2005
Scott Weinberg, DVD Clinic

Aside from the already-famous naked bits, there's just nothing here you haven't seen before. And smarter. Full Review

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