In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Stars: Shad Moss, Chi McBride, Meagan Good.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403455/
Watched online, mediocre print.
28 songs in the Soundtracks.
Why the world needed a roller disco film 27 years late, I know not. The emotional subplot is that the displaced group leader is dealing with grief over his mother's death, which his father isn't handling well either. But we get oversimplified solutions and a skate competition. <eye roll> I suppose it beats the rap films that I'm just skipping altogether, but not by much.
Once was enough.
Rated 6.1 (6,113)
Fox & more, dir. Lee; 5+
