What drew me to this independent film was its not only its critical praise (especially for its 12-year-old star, Alejandro Polanco) but also its setting; a slum in Queens, NYC, because the poorer side of the celebrated city is rarely shown in the media. Anyway, it was a really grim film, about an orphan boy working in an auto-body repair shop (a 'chop shop'), almost living in poverty, saving money for his own food van so he and his sister can run their own business.
This trailer explains a bit more, but it makes the movie look more action-packed than I remember--it was fairly slow-moving. I thought it was a really good movie, though surely my impression was raised by the knowledge it was a small, independent film.. I gotta stop over-thinking my enjoyment of films. Honestly, I was impressed by Chop Shop, the only problem for me being its ending, though I still recommend it. 7.5/10
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