A mostly lighthearted comedy-drama about a family in 1973 Bedstuy Brooklyn just tryna get through life and make ends meet. The mom’s basically the only one tryna wrangle a whole house of rascal kids while the dad stays in the aspiring musician realm, unwilling to get a stable job to pay the bills.
Lots of fun eccentric characters and happenings, not really a plot or anything, it’s just catching the vibe and spending time with this family. Great authentic style, great music, great acting.
Doesn’t get depressing till the last 30 mins or so. Based on Spike Lee’s upbringing with his brothers and sisters (I think they helped him write it too).