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Roll Bounce (2005)
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Bow Wow in the 70's
I was not expecting to like this movie. First off, it stars Bow Wow and a former rapper trying to become an actor is rarely a good thing. Secondly it is about roller skating, and I was very skeptic on how that would make a good movie.
However, this film is more the story of growing up black in the 1970's and trying to be cool. Bow Wow is certainly not a great actor, but he is somewhat believable and is helped out by a strong supporting cast of dudes playing his friends. Chi McBride is good as ever as his struggling single father and he brings a weight to the film that few actors other than him would be able to (and no that is not a comment on his size).
The plot concerns a big roller skating competition where Bow Wow must showdown with Sweetness ('What I Like About You' star Wesley Jonathan), the kingpin of skating from the classy North side. Bow Wow and his boys, a mixed bag of jokers, are from the poorer South side and thus are fighting for their cred. There are also some ladies involved, 'Stomp The Yard' (2007) hottie Meagan Good plays the object of Bow Wow affection while Jurnee Smollett (1997's 'Eve's Bayou') plays the gal pal to all the boys. Smollett is a real find, she has great timing and hopefully she will get some bigger parts soon.
The film is a glossy and fake version on the 70's and race is almost a non-issue, but it is kind of nice to see such false representation of the era, we get that for white people in every decade, so why can't we have a film where black people are functioning and thriving without constantly fighting for a voice, it is nice to see a film that shows black people have always had a voice.
A fun, sweet little movie.
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