I think the movie deserves a solid 7/ maybe an 8!
Greatly casted in all the right places. Plus the story line was interesting in every direction you looked. There was a lot of truth in the the story. Many lessons, a little exposure, full of culture, FACTS FACTS FACTS, history, and some good acting. I will have to watch again because there were a few minutes in the middle I missed and probably missed something good or intriguing. TI is a fav so that's a plus. Loved to Wesley Snipes and another all time favorite, Terrance Howard. I'm from the South so I understand. So the Katrina thing is a familiar face. I lived it and the story of what's going on around these guys is where the story touches your heart. Well written if you ask me. All the characters did their thing! There's another comment that says there are more than enough individual from NOLA that could have put that creole season on the script..... and yes that is true, but it would have taken a toll on the film.