Charm City

Charm City is the most realistic exhibit of urban realism that I've ever seen on screen. HBO's The Wire was marvelous, but was superseded in realism by Charm City, in my opinion. Charm City focused more on the depiction of some of the highly relevant inner city issues. There was more than just a focus on generalizing and focusing on a drug trade or a criminal problem.

Charm City brought to the forefront relevant issues that are quite prevalent and pervasive yet often looked at with semi-blinders on because of the universally felt pain in looking at the reality of the ominous truths regarding AIDS and the surreal reactions to contracting it in conjunction with promiscuity and other inner city issues.

Another facet of the inner city (Baltimore, Md., my hometown) looked at was the reasons and causes as to why so many people continually return through the cycle of interdependence to prison in an attempt to escape from a society in which they feel doomed.

I simply can not wait to see part 2! Charm City is awesome.

I have never been to Baltimore but I have done extensive research on the city itself. Anyway, this independent film is named after Baltimore's nickname, Charm City. The reason I picked up this film at Blockbuster because I was curious to see Baltimore as the backdrop. Anyway, the film is about three male characters who are inhabitants of this great American city going through tough times. I have to say what impressed me most about this film was the high quality and that it doesn't look like a studio film more like a reality series but it isn't. There is a story there when you can get through understanding what is being said and the local slang terms. Okay, I don't speak like they do and I never had or will but I did take the time to understand the actors who were playing these roles who took their jobs quite seriously. Okay, these are all unknown actors and actresses. Maybe that's why it seems like a reality series because they seem so real to us. I can't think of seeing them elsewhere. Anyway, I believe Derrick Thomas, the director, editor, and producer, behind this film could be the next John Singleton and Spike Lee. He captures the painful realism and reality of urban living. He depicts hot button topics like AIDS, drugs, and sexuality in urban America. I am surprised that nobody else has reviewed this film here.

The movie is okay by the way part when Tresha says tennis it's called kicks or sneaks especially in the hood. Sneakers are rubber sole shoes that sneaks when you are walking and it's not just for a game of tennis.