this movie's awesome, except for the scoring, which did not age well. ugh. i spit it like a gross sandwich out of my mouth. yuck.

This is an incredible film. Extremely surprised this isn't a film that everyone has heard of and seen. Surely up there with other crime films from this era (if not better).

I think this is one of the greatest and most underrated movie's ever. After watching this, I don't get why Boyz N' the Hood and Menace II Society always got the attention.

Engaging performances, particularly by the young lead, go a long way in outweighing the faint air of ridiculousness which is written into every scene. Impoverished chess genius? Drug lords taking the words of a 10-year-old as gospel? Kid who can outsmart multiple criminal gangs? Yes, it's all pretty far-fetched on paper, but there's an entertaining feelgood spirit inspired by a Stand By Me kids vibe, and the gritty Brooklyn slums create instant sympathy. Good pace, good directing, good movie.

If you want to see an interesting gangster film, this is it. It's a great film. Stars Sam Jackson before he started doing every script under the sun. This is a film I recommend to everyone. See it.

Fond memories. Perhaps adjust the score up, or down, when I re-watch it some time in the near future.

An up and coming young drug pusher fights the powers of evil threatening him and his family. Gritty but interesting. Surprised me.

Underrated, underseen, hood film that puts a different spin on things. There are some scenes that hit really hard in this film. Sean Nelson is great and Samuel L Jackson is a welcome presence.

Similar to the first season of the Wire, but with fewer wires and more pit bulls...until, that is, Fresh takes Roscoe and--holy shit, did he just do what I think he--ooooohhhhh... Somebody call Michael Vick.

the best of the early-90s hood movies, by virtue of being the least preachy and most impeccably constructed. sam jackson gives maybe his best performance (it's up there with pulp fiction, at least). its a shame boaz yakin and sean nelson didn't really do much of note after this. falls into a couple 'first time director' missteps, but only very occasionally. probably one of my favorite movies of the 90s.

The Art of War never had it so good. Jackson in his best performance, not chewing screen but sublimely delivering his role to the audience to decode.

Great film.

Who would've thought Boaz Yakin, one of the most mediocre directors ever, would direct and write something like this?

"I got the stupid juice, I bust the stupid moves. " 'Nuff said.

at last a movie worth of sitting though commercial to watch. fresh is a utterly fantastic film in most ways. there are few young actors that could have done better, none that i can think of, and it is really believeable.