Review of Light It Up

Light It Up (1999)
5/10
Grown up, thought provoking movie
23 September 2001
This film, surprisingly to me, held my interest. It seems that so called 'teen dramas' are a LOT better made than they were in my day. Instead of "Porky's", there are interesting, thoughtful films like "Bring it on", "Go", and "Light it up".

It was very well edited, there were no lags or times in the film that I was bored. I was even touched at the end, and it didn't feel too melodramatic, even though the events portrayed were a little extreme, (but what is extreme compared to reality these days?) it was well written and cause-and-effect seemed plausible. The characters were a little one dimensional, but that was a trade-off of the need to get the story told for a younger audience. I think that teens would like the movie and it will make them think and possibly relate to some of the problems presented to them through this film.
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