Drive by

LET'S HEAR WHAT STREET SAYS ABOUT STREET Latino Chicagoans tell their own story of a 1980s neighborhood which they perceive has declined from relative `brotherhood' to almost total distrust in one half of one generation: that's only 10 years! Entry level, brave indie effort, a few actors performing at level of high-school drama class. But this is not written/ produced/ directed by a bunch of Bimmer people with pools overlooking L.A. This is street talking street. So violence is minimalist (not minimal), unglamorous and brief; it comes out of nowhere like a thief in the night. Religion and family are strong influences. There is no strong, stylized rap lingo. Nobody wants to be a gangsta except the very stupid and the very dead. And fear is everywhere. Not sure the film proposes a solution; implied may be that the all we can do is be kind to one person at a time, make one decision for right at a time. Glad I saw it.

the film was very good in the sense that is showed the reality of the hood. Overall, you can see that a lot of heart was put in this film. I over all enjoyed the perfomance of young actress Brenda Castrejon who opened the door to new horizons although she could have more speaking parts.

First off I think the story line is lame, i mean the gang bangers in this movie look like they're 50. The main character doesn't convince me of his troubles. I grew up in a gang infused neighborhood in the heart of little village and had knowledge of other gang neighborhoods and let me tell you all, this ain't it real.

I mean its a try but nothing feels authentic, only the shots of the city which are used through out the movie and in my eyes have a neighborhood looking like 4 different ones. The shots indoors in the family home look decent and only because i bet they used someones actual house, so i cant really give credit in constructing anything, it was already there. Same way they should of used what ever neighborhood they were really trying to depict. which one? who knows. Its too much trying to bite a typical gang movie ala blood in blood out in a corny ass manner.

better luck next time.

The theme here folks is LOW BUDGET. And it's obvious from beginning to end. For one, the title is so bland and lame ..."Drive by", sounds like the title of a movie made by high school students. What a piece of crap. Skip this movie, it's not worth your time. These people need to go back to school and re-think their career in film making. Everything seems so fake, the acting is horrible.....HORRIBLE!! This is not what Chicago street life is all about. This guy is pretending to convey his knowledge of Chicago gang life and he falls way short. I say skip this movie and go see the worst thing thats out in the silver screen which will STILL be 100 times better than this crap fest called "Drive By" how original...

When I rented Drive By on a lark, I was aware of its Chicago setting but bracing for the worst in terms of tired stereotypes like all Mexican-Americans say "ese" and "homes" and look like California cholos. I was very pleased to find the high level of authenticity in the portrayal of its characters, the two-flat residential settings, and the more realistic wardrobe of the main characters (3/4 leather coats). As a resident of Chicago, I felt they had most of the addresses right and the neighborhood flavors down. This is one of the first movies made for a Mexican-American/chicano/Latino audience that I felt I could identify with.