The story centers on Shawn (Michael Anthony Jackson) and his family as they lived in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. Shawn's dad (Franklyn J. Anderson) was a hitman who died while Shawn was young. Along with Shawn's brother Killer (Andrae Noel) they form a crime family while their mother (Jalene Mack) turns tricks to support her crack habit.
Shawn has a girlfriend also named Katrina (Karen Yelverton) who like the hurricane symbolizes a saving force in his life. A robbery ends up with deadly revenge factor that only the hurricane can save them. The claim made by the film is that there were people who were living lives of despair and crime. They wanted out of the city and in one way Hurricane Katrina was oddly a blessing.
It was an interesting film. It lacked polish. In many ways it was no different than other thug films. The ending, i.e. post Hurricane was all too quick. We get to know little about the transition from thug to a Walmart associate. My question would be, if the film is based on true events, while aren't these killers in prison?
Parental Guide: F-bomb, N-word, sex, no nudity. While there is killing and violence, it lacks being graphic.
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