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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 47 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 18, 2006
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Lauren London & Tip Harris | |
Performer: | Mykelti Williamson, Keith David, Lonette McKee & Tip 'T.I.' Harris | |
Directed by | Chris Robinson | |
Edited by | David Blackburn | |
Screenwriting by | Tina Gordon | |
Composition by | Aaron Zigman | |
Story by | Antwone Fisher | |
Director of Photography: | Karsten Gopinath |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/4 --
The film's special appeal is that while the boys are poor and black, their stories transcend race and socio-economic matters.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Too predictable.
Ebert & Roeper
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Making his feature-film debut, music-video director Chris Robinson expertly choreographs the skating sequences, which are exhilarating fun.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rating: D --
Amateur camera work and conspicuous plotting reduce the film's regional sensibilities to sleep-inducing pap.
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ColeSmithey.com
Rating: 3/4 --
It's something akin to the earlier films of Spike Lee -- She's Gotta Have It and Crooklyn come to mind -- in that the characters are cherished for their human qualities, not for how well they swagger onto the screen.
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Toronto Star
Rating: 5/10 --
I liked ATL for its music and for its all-around good intentions and general amiability. But....
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Movie Metropolis
Rating: 3/4 --
For a run-of-the-mill hip-hop drama, ATL has some engaging hooks that set it apart from the predictable formula of urban youth struggling to steer clear of crime and pull themselves up to a better life.
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Seattle Times
Product Description:
Grammy-nominated rapper T.I., whose real name is Tip Harris, gives an inspired performance as the star of ATL. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, and directed by music video veteran Chris Robinson, ATL tells the story of a group of teenagers facing the harsh realities of life. T.I. plays Rashad, a young man making tremendous sacrifices so his little brother, Ant (Evan Ross, son of Diana Ross), can have a better future. Orphaned after their parents died in a car accident, Rashad and Ant work after school as janitors with their uncle George (Mykelti Williamson), who has taken them in to keep them out of foster homes. Every Sunday night, Rashad teams up at the roller-skating rink with his best friends: Esquire (Jackie Long), who has a shot at going to the Ivy League if he can make the right connection; Brooklyn (Albert "Al Be" Daniels), a soft-spoken poet carving out a career in the fast-food industry; and Teddy (Jason Weaver), who works at Eddy's Gold Teeth and provides much of the comic relief. At the rink, they get to be the stars of the show, whirling around, impressing girls, and just being themselves, far away from the daily grind. Rashad soon hooks up with New-New (Lauren London), who refuses to let him see where she lives, harboring a secret that could tear their growing love apart. Meanwhile, Ant starts doing jobs for local drug dealer Marcus (OutKast's Big Boi), attracted to the fancy cars and fast money, and Esquire has some tough choices to make after meeting a high-powered businessman (Keith David). With the critical roller-skating contest right around the corner, things reach a fever pitch, all set to a cranking crunk soundtrack. ATL was inspired by the real-life experiences of music producer Dallas Austin and TLC's Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins; the story is by Antwone Fisher, the subject of Denzel Washington's 2002 directorial debut.
Description by Warner Home Video:
ATL, The
Sometimes 17-year-old Rashad and his pals hang out at the Waffle House, trying to figure out what's next after they graduate. But on Sunday nights, they know what's coming. They'll be at the Cascade roller rink: laying down moves, chillin' with friends...and for a few hours leaving what's outside outside.
ATL is a Sunday night fever of laughs, drama and crunk sounds. Video director Chris Robinson makes his feature debut, guiding an ensemble that includes astonishingly natural movie newcomers Tip Harris (aka rapper T.I.), Lauren London and Antwan Andre Patton (aka Big Boi of the duo OutKast).
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- UPC: 012569763715
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