4/5 Skid Row
  by sunshine sc (atlanta, ga)
Eye-opening documentary about homelessness in Los Angeles. From a bird's-eye view, grammy winner Pras gives a first-hand account of a situation of violence and desperation within a forgotten population of American society.

5/5 May Godbless Pras. Hollywood wake up and more films like this!!
  by Agent99 (Southern Ca)
Luke 4:18, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."

We all need to help and have compassion even for those who claim they want to live this life drug and alcohol abuse. Those people are captives of the enemy and need to be set free. If only we could educate those millionaires and billionaires of these situations and turn there hearts of stone back to flesh (address the problem instead of putting a band aid on it) ... More recovery/alcohol addiction homes need to be created, more deliverance ministries( many of these people actually are demonically possessed or oppressed)...We could all make a difference.

4/5 rising problem; increasing solutions
  by Mabel D.
"most" people who have no homes have NOT "made their bed" -- the growing face of homelessness since the early 80's is families. just because Skid Row shows homelessness in one large pocket of this nation's homeless population, it doesn't mean that's the "typical" image. In fact, the average age of a homeless person in America is now 9 years old! [...] to find out if your city, county, state or region has a ten-year plan to end & prevent homelessness & find out how you can help. Homelessness affects an entire nation. It will take an entire nation to affect homelessness. ANYone can become homeless. The causes are as varied as anything else. It's not all on the individual. When a Community doesn't offer safe, decent housing that's affordable to all the incomes in it or doesn't offer jobs that pay wages that people can live on ... When various businesses, practices, etc. exploit people & work to take their income or trap them in debt, etc. ... When policies at the local, state and/or federal level tie the hands of those who offer help or hold down those who need help ... ALL of it works together to contribute to the poverty and homelessness in our nation!

5/5 Wow!
  by Brian M. Coffee (Philadelphia, PA United States)
I wasn't sure how I would like this film. There are parts that are tough to watch and I found myself wanting to turn away. Yet that's exactly what we middle-class folks do when it comes to the homeless! LA's problem is much worse than I thought, however you can find this situation in most cities around the world. Drugs, mental illness and a society that just doesn't give a darn feed into the problem! I live in a big city and see these types on a regular basis. You learn to ignore them. However this film gives amazing insight into their plight.

5/5 Welcome to the Real
  by La Profa (usa)
This is a brilliant little documentary made, as the reviewer above comments, by courageous and committed people. The plights of some of the street people who populate the film--black, white, brown--as well as the struggles of those who attempt to work with them, are sure to make viewers reconsider this ever-growing problem in our country. The film deserves much more recognition.