Biker Boyz

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Kid (Derek Luke) is a "prospect," a rookie, a virgin…you get the idea. He's someone that Miss Thing, sexy tattoo artist Tina (Meagan Good), totally ignores. An accident kills Kid's father (Eriq La Salle). Six months later, with bitterness born of grief and new found confidence and respect, Kid has become a showboating cycle rider, ready to challenge Smoke and talk to Tina. But it's all behind his mother Anita's back (Vanessa Bell Calloway). He knows how she feels about racing and he's no fool.</div> <div>  </div> <div> The Kid is a hustler and one of the rules of the motorcycle clubs is to race straight up, man to man, other than maybe using a nitro boost from time to time. Smoke tells him to get some colors (join a club) and win some legit races before he'll accept his challenge. The Biker Boyz, a brash, young multi-ethnic club, is Kid's response.</div> <bR> <div> Dogg (Kid Rock) has been trying to beat Smoke for some time. When you lose a race you also give up your helmet, a lasting symbol of defeat. The Kid needs to race Dogg, and win, before he can get into the showdown with Smoke.</div> <bR> <div> You know that the climax will be the race between Smoke and Kid. The interim action between the beginning and end of the film is moderately interesting, punctuated about every ten minutes with a roaring soundtrack. There are lots of stunts, which are kind of cool. The cast is an ensemble all star group of recognizable black actors. It should work. You have great talent, a seemingly decent plot, yet the movie just falls flat. </div> <bR> <div> The points of conflict between the characters never really grips you, even when Anita reveals a long held family secret first to Smoke and later to Kid. The script is weak, which makes the acting by just about everyone but Fishburne look rather sophomoric. We were not expecting this to be a deep drama or have the action of <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id1824.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id18"><U><B>XXX </B></U></A>but we were looking for something that would engage us with a similar level of intensity as "The Fast and the Furious." The race was on but the bikes finished well behind the flash of the cars. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> George O. 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