I'm in complete accord with what AJC critic Sonia Murray, a longtime chronicler of the ATL music scene, said about the movie right after last week's early press screening: "It's not embarrassing." The movie's not a lot of other things, too. "ATL" is not interesting. Nor compelling. Nor lively. Nor always comprehensible. Nor is it worth remembering beyond the moment you toss your popcorn tub into the trash bin before the exit. Read the full review
Four teens come of age in a working class Atlanta neighborhood where hip-hop music and roller skating rule. As the group prepares for life after high school, challenges on and off the skating rink bring about turning points in each of their lives.
Director: Chris Robinson
Starring: Mykelti Williamson, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Albert Daniels, Jackie Long, Evan Ross
Run time: 105 minutes
Release date: March 31, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for drug content, language, sexual material and some violence.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C-
"For a movie about roller-skating, there's actually precious little of it going on onscreen."
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