This film essentially begins with a teenage girl named "Nikki" (N'Bushe Wright) moving with her mother "Marlene" (Candy Ann Brown) from Brooklyn to Detroit. Escorting her to her new high school is her cousin "Dee" (DeShone Castle) who happens to be best friends with a Jewish student named "Zack" (Michael Rapaport). As it so happens, Zack has just broken up with his girlfriend "Michelle" (Shula Van Buren) which Nikki becomes aware of as she just happened to be in the vicinity when the two got into an argument. Be that as it may, not long afterward, Zach becomes interested in dating Nikki but, considering that Dee is like a brother to him, decides to make sure that is okay with him. Likewise, the fact that she is black while he is white also concerns him. So, after Dee tells him he has no objections, Zack finally musters the courage to ask Nikki out on a date. She readily agrees. What they fail to take into account, however, is the racial tensions within the high school which threaten to explode with little provocation. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be a better film than I had originally anticipated due in large part to the realistic plot and the acting of all concerned. And while I would have liked a more drawn-out ending, I thought the overall film was still fairly enjoyable and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
