edwagreen Sociologists would have a field day with this film. Given the current state of things, it's amazing that African-Americans have not picketed this film due to its extremely negative stereotyping of black life in America.Black men are depicted as shiftless tramps, hustlers and just general low-lives. Ditto for women.The language here is absolutely disgusting to say the least. You can't get through a sentence without b and f bombs being hurled at each other.How old is Tyrese Gibson's mom in this film? She must have had him when she was 14 or so.How horrible that the killing is never solved by police officials.These negative things being said, our sociologists would view this film positively claiming that it gives an adequate description of black life.Where are our so called black activists in protesting this film? I thought I was back in the New York City classroom or other large urban school setting. What a disgusting film to show to all groups. Talk of reviving of racial prejudice, this was really off the wall.

atl_ga06 I actually liked Baby Boy...some people are being to harsh on the movie because they didn't see Jodi growing up...I see people are talking about the ending and how he didn't really come of age, but he did grow up from the start of the movie...at the end we actually don't know what happens except for the fact that he moved in with his girl...the movie has some characters that I identify with and I can say so and so reminds me of ____. Plus the movie is called Baby Boy, I mean what more could u expect from the title and the movie poster...something intellectual??? Look at the other movies that John Singleton has made they were all mostly about hood figures...I mean come on people every movie is not gonna be motivational and have a deep meaning...

senorjuez This is not an uplifting film, nor does it try to be. A young black man trying to survive in the hood and dealing with the mess he created. The typical stereotypes abound. Unemployed, illegitimate child and crime. The main character is always conscious of the possibility of being killed on the streets. Part of the plot is that a part of him wants to escape, but he knows no other way to exist.You could sit in the passenger seat of a car driving through Compton or Watts, run a camcorder out the window for about 90 minutes and come up with the same thing.(Provided you survive the trip) There are a few strange twists in this film, such as the mother-son dynamic and the battle of good vs. evil featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg.

vchimpanzee As a white person who doesn't live in 'the hood', I have a hard time identifying with the characters in this movie.Still, it was worth seeing for some very good performances. Ving Rhames as Jody's mother's boyfriend, Tyrese as Jody, Taraji Henson as Jody's girlfriend Yvette, A. J. Johnson as Jody's mother. Cuba Gooding's brother Omar is as talented as his brother. Even Snoop Dogg did a capable job as Yvette's former boyfriend. He couldn't compare with the fine performers around him, but he does have the potential for a career outside the rap world.I was amazed at how gentle Jody was with Yvette. The stereotype is for someone like him to be abusive, but he only came close when really pushed, and most of us would not be that patient. The writers didn't rely on easy solutions to problems, and people worked things out by making an effort.The nightmares and fantasies got annoying for me, and I believe the actors themselves did not know how the movie would end because all these different scenes were filmed. Still, it was well done overall.I'm so glad I saw a cleaned-up version, but the film was still quite potent. It's certainly not for kids.