Gang life, and nothing but, in the barrio (Echo Park), with the focus for a change on the "homegirls." Plenty of documentary information in the bright-lit images; but stilted acting and writing; and an undercooked story garnished with a blabbedy-blah-blah narration by a rotating team of voices.

Voice-overs rob this account of young streetwise women of much of its dramatic impact; the narrative impact is slight and the performances often amateurish despite their authenticity.

Small budget and some unpolished performances don't lessen film's impact--about the stupidity of violence and how "average" the hopes and dreams of these women are.