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Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
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100
Time
Remarkable. [22 July 1991]
100
Newsweek
Singleton's powerhouse movie has the impact of a stun gun. [15 July 1991]
88
USA Today
In a watershed year for black filmmakers, Singleton has made the punchiest feature debut in recent memory. Those who complain that Lee's characters tangle up his plots will savor Singleton's flawlessly crafted edges. [12 July 1991]
80
If people here feel trapped, despairing of a way out, it is Singleton's gift to make us empathize with their hopelessness, and make us wonder, along with them, how long this must go on.
80
Variety
Ultra socially responsible, sometimes to the point of playing like a laundry list of difficulties faced specifically by the urban black community.
