The Breaks

February. 26,1999      
Rating:
6.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Derrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day ever. Determined to prove to his fed-up mother and would-be girlfriend that he's not a screw-up, he sets out to do one thing right (get some milk) and even that proves to be a challenge! Hilarious encounters with racist red-neck cops, local gangsters and 'flamboyant' pawn shop owners ensue, and along the way Derek shows that he can actually do things for others and maybe even get his own life together.

Loretta Devine as  Floria
Anthony Anderson as  Inmate #1
E-40 as  Judge
George Clinton as  Himself
Shireen Crutchfield as  Girl In The Car
Paul Benjamin as  Clerk
Pierre Edwards as  The Pimp
Yolanda Whittaker as  Loretha
Philip Tan as  Asian Driver
Lamont Bentley as  Darryl

Reviews

BelSports
1999/02/26

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Ariella Broughton
1999/02/27

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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Portia Hilton
1999/02/28

Blistering performances.

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Lucia Ayala
1999/03/01

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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