For Real Movie Review 2002

Mac (Reid) is a wealthy, workaholic middle-aged black record promotor, living in the suburbs of Richmond, Virigina, and looked after by his housekeeper Hardy (Lepart). When Hardy's inner-city, 18-year-old niece CeCe (Curry) gets into serious trouble, Hardy and Mac ask for leniency from the judge and Mac is expected to keep CeCe on the straight and narrow. But there's a generation clash since CeCe thinks Mac is a sellout and Mac thinks CeCe is a punk with a fatalistic attitude. But CeCe's opportunities may be threatened by her own insecurities and her narrow notions of what being "real" mean, while Mac has to learn to loosen up.

Distribution

Monarch Home Video, 2 Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, TN 37086-7006, Phone: (615)287-4632, Fax: (615)287-4992, Email: dan.norem@ingramemtertainment.com, URL: http://www.monarchvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

American South, African America, Teen Angst, Cinderella Stories, The Help: Female, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews

Screenplay

Tim Reid, Shirley Pierce

Cast

Tim Reid, Tamara Curry, Kweli Leapart, Eugene Long, Susan Fales-Hill

Director

Tim Reid