This film takes place in Houston with a young prostitute leaving her pimp long enough to give birth to a young baby boy. To that effect, when the pimp finally locates her, he becomes so furious that she reluctantly decides to leave the newborn child in a gutter and drives off. Not long afterward, a young woman named "Jewell" (La Toya Ward) hears the baby's cries and decides to raise the child as her own. Time passes and "Gutter" (Zeno Williams) adapts to the harsh life of the ghetto by joining a couple of friends in the illegal drug business. Yet, even though they become quite successful, they soon realize that their success is like a magnet that attracts others who are more than willing to do whatever is necessary to take everything from them. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be a better film than I initially expected based in large part to the acting of both La Toya Ward and Zeno Williams. Likewise, having a couple of pretty actresses like Dessi Sykes (as Gutter's neighbor "Teiry") and Areal Star ("Lady J") certainly didn't hurt matters either. On the flip side, however, I must admit that this film was not without its faults as it definitely suffered from rather obvious low-budget production values. But even so, I liked this movie for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
