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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I just finished watching the film 96 Minutes starring Evan Ross on Netflixs. As I was watching this movie, I was amazed and hooked to the screen, I loved how it continued to go from past to present, past to present and so on and so on. Finial as we get to the scene where Carley or whatever her name was, finally got to a hospital and it seemed like the movie was going to end, it had a turning point into what happened after the drama. Now I was guessing that the white kid "Kevin" would be in jail, and Carley would explain to the police that Dre was the only reason she and her friend stayed alive or he would have done some time then went an did something in college or university cause in the beginning he looked like he had a bright future... But NOOOO Dre ended up in jail, the friend died, and the white kid... I don't even know what the hell happened to him and Carley or whatever her name is "Brittany Snows" character goes to the jail or prison to speak with Dre about how he's a monster and how he killed her friend, and that the district attorney wants her to leave a quote or statement about Dre, and this girl says she's he doesn't deserve to live in the world she lives in, he ruined her life and she wakes up in the morning in the night with his face in her mind.... WHAT THE HELL! OK first off who wrote this damn script or ending scene cause, Kevin is the one that shot her and her friend, but she's not yelling at the white guy that forced her to give up her keys to her truck, give him her purse, then try to make her take off her pants beside her almost dead friend with the bullet in her face just so he can get some?!... Are you SERIOUS! AND YOUR CALLING THE BLACK GUY A MONSTER... Please. Now I know this is just a movie, but honestly I have had it with this damn urban, or "hood" African American, young black male trying to survive in the ghetto movies that don't betray us right or have the white man the hero, and us the villain, in exception to good movies that try to move African Americans like Boyz in the Hood, or Clockers, Do the right thing, Jason's Lyric. Now those were classics. And your gonna end this movie with the white valley girl who's dad doesn't go to her graduation, and she's all depressed cause her dad's not there... NOT THERE, there's plenty ethic not just African Americans women or young girls who's dad's live down the street and they never see them... But that's besides the fact now this movies ending wanted the viewers to feel sympathy for Carley, but I'm sorry, I felt for her, up until the last scene. And then she drives away all happy and relieved it's all over. But Dre remains in bars. Smh, I'm a 17 year old girl who lives in this world today, and if I'm the only African American person who sees this as a reminder that they see us like that, the ending result. We are slaves in prisons. We are forever prisoners. Unless we set ourselves free.

I think the main problem with this movie is how the characters weren't developed properly, I think they wasted time in footage that was useless for the movie and they left out many details that could've given us a better insight into each character. Also the movie left you with a feeling of inconclusiveness. I think the characters were weak, except Dre which was portrayed by Evan Ross, almost all the emotional charge of the movie was entirely on his shoulders. He carried the movie throughout the end, but still you get the feel that they could've done more with his character. Truth is, I couldn't bring myself to feel any empathy for the victims in the movie, and the only character that inspired me to feel anything (Dre) still wasn't enough to make me feel like this movie had real effort. All in all it's a good one time watch.

I don't normally write reviews, but I'm annoyed with films on IMDb rating as 50/50, that turn out to be worth watching. Other reviewers have complained about the flash back narrative being confusing, it's not - so make your own judgement about the reviewers in question. Also reviewers believe 'the story line is unrealistic' and if modern society was like this we're in trouble; well this is supposed to based around real events and we are in trouble, anyone who doesn't know that needs to open their eyes. Yes the acting is a little wooden in places, but if the real life events took place as illustrated - it's a touching homage to those who have suffered. Respect to the film makers also, some of the more potentially dramatic and harrowing scenes have been skipped over, removing unnecessary sensationalism.

This movie follows four young people struggling in their own way with their education. The main male lead is a senior high school student (Evan Ross) who grew up in a terrible environment, and tries to escape his "fate" (or what people expect him to become) by studying hard and trying to get a good education. An excellent, excellent movie! The two leading actors (and most others) just did a great job! We saw the part of the movie crew at a premiere; they explained that beyond the heavy tension of the movie, they actually had a hard time not spending their time laughing with each other... This totally did not show up on the screen, the movie is tensed throughout and the acting (again) just excellent. The directing is just sublime as well, excellent shot decisions that gives the proper atmosphere to the movie with a lot of close up shots to focus on the characters.