Fresh (1994)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" Fresh is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself trapped in a web of poverty, corruption and racial tension in Brooklyn, New York. When his drug-addict sister Nichole starts sleeping with local drug lord Esteban, Fresh calls upon the skills he learned playing chess with his alcoholic father and speed-chess champion Sam and devises a complex strategy that will free both himself and his sister. The film, featured earlier performances by Giancarlo Esposito, and Samuel L. Jackson, and a dir"

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" Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself trapped in a web of poverty, corruption and racial tension in Brooklyn, New York"

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"The basic idea of Fresh is that of a kid from the hood causing a chain reaction of specific events to occur based on his extraordinary ability to play chess with the hopes that the end results would be his ticket out of the projects. Now at first glance, it's a plot device seems like would be a bit of a stretch, but this movie, it worked. The fine acting job by the lead kid, along with the manner which the "set up" unravels according to his meticulous plan was clever enough to keep me glued to m"

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"First viewing - March 24th I wanted to watch one of moviewatcher122's recommendations for this month, but neither is available on Netflix where I am. So I picked a film he recommended for last year's Netflix project that I didn't get around to before. This is a hell of a tale, a coming-of-age story that's not easy to swallow. As such I find it hard to say I enjoyed it, but I certainly respected it for how it's put together & appreciated the different story. The acting is definitely great all "