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Fresh (1994)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:16

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: There's only one thing making this inner-city delivery boy's job dangerous: the merchandise. 12-year-old Fresh is a drug courier whose morning deliveries make him late for school. Luckily, he's... There's only one thing making this inner-city delivery boy's job dangerous: the merchandise. 12-year-old Fresh is a drug courier whose morning deliveries make him late for school. Luckily, he's also got age on his side. Fresh is small enough not be noticed, smart enough to stay quiet and quick enough to avoid trouble, so he's sitting pretty. But life can still be rough for a little kid in the 'hood. When Fresh witnesses a murder, there's nothing he can do but keep his mouth shut, if he wants to stay alive. [More]

Starring: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright

Starring: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright

Director: Boaz Yakin

Director: Boaz Yakin

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Sep 14, 1999

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05/07/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
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Though its morality may be controversial, the film, an impressive debut from Boaz Yakin, deserves credit for introducing a new type of protagonist, a ghetto teenager willing to do everything and anything to escape his lot.

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07/04/06
Emanuel Levy
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12/06/05
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Unlike John Singleton's by-the-numbers Boyz n the Hood, Boaz Yakin's Fresh doesn't rely on skeletal portrayals of life in the ghetto, or moralistic messages.

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01/03/05
Gabe Leibowitz
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Fred Topel
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02/10/04
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09/20/03
Robert Roten
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05/20/03
Neil Martin
Neil Martin
Palo Alto Weekly

Without a fully-formed perspective on its protagonist, Fresh remains a picture that is more powerful and affecting in concept than in actual execution.

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
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12/08/02
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11/14/02
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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We've seen this story before, but it's told surprisingly well here.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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