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They're Just My Friends (2006)

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A cruiserweight boxing champion in the process of training to become pro finds his interracial romance fanning the flames of hate and offering a newfound sense of clarity in a semi-autobiographical drama directed by Attika Torrence and starring real-life boxing sensation Punchin' Pat Nwamu. In the wake of his father's death, Pat begins to align himself with a local group of Italian-American gangsters while attempting to establish a concrete sense of community. Though Pat shows great promise in

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Patrick Nwamu

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A film to stand alongside the best of Ed Wood.

September 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | Comment
Newark Star-Ledger
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For such a poorly made autobiopic to earn a theatrical release, Nwamu must have some friends in high places.

September 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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Directed by Attika J. Torrence with the finesse of a home movie, and seemingly lit by flashlight.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

This ludicrously overstuffed and overlong drama throws together bits and pieces from boxing pictures, biker flicks, mob thrillers and interracial romances, stitching them together, like Frankenstein's monster.

September 22, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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So incompetent it should be used by film schools as a manual on how not to make a movie.

September 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
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