Malcolm (Shameik Moore) lives in Inglewood, California. He and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemmons) are smart and trying to survive their final year of high school while thinking about their future. They are surrounded by drugs, gangs and that is what society expects them to turn into eventually. Unwittingly they are caught up in the world of drugs after they crash a party where Malcolm was looking to impress Nakia (Zoe Kravitz).
However, writer and director Rick Famuyiwa does not take this story where you expect it to. The characters defy what is expected of them and while the film does have its flaws, they are easy to ignore especially since you want nothing more than to see the characters succeed. Diggy, Jib and Malcolm have a great chemistry and it's fun to watch them go on this journey. The actors are all fantastic and are able to hold the film even though most are not household names. I wasn't sure what to expect with this film, but fortunately I got a story with great acting, likable characters that I could root for, a charming story and a great reminder that life is what you make it.
4/5 stars
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