![]() Receiving its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Boyz n the Hood is a knockdown assault on the senses, a joltingly sad story told with power, dignity and humor. Written and directed by 23-year-old, first-time filmmaker John Singleton, Boyz n the Hood is a booming, heart slam of a film. ![]() One in 21 black American males will be murdered at the hands of fellow black American males: That’s the grim social frame of this turf-tough depiction of young black male survival in South Central Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: On July 12, 1991, Columbia brought John Singleton’s R-rated drama Boyz n the Hood to theaters, with Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr.
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