A full-length feature film about a group of individuals that fall into homelessness unexpectedly. They bond together as an unconventional family, struggling to survive the streets, while warding off a harassing gang, unforgiving community, and local authorities. This cinematic exploration of hope, humanity, and resilience showcases how these characters navigate the stormy challenges of life with no physical address. Inspired by true events, this compelling drama captures the heartwarming journey of those experiencing homelessness.
What We Thought:
No Address plays like a faith-based film, but I’m not sure if it is. Its cast includes hip-hop artist Ashanti, William Baldwin (who looks and sounds very much like Alec now) Beverly D’Angelo and Xander Berkeley. Is the film for me? Not at all, but honestly, it didn’t beat you over the head as much as I expected it to. It’s not something I’d consider watching again, but it’ll be a good watch for its target audience.
It opens with a young girl losing her mother very early in life. It jumps to her high school graduation and then she’s removed from the foster care house she was staying at because the foster care woman threw her out because she wouldn’t be getting paid for her anymore. She finds herself on the streets, but soon befriends a group of people just trying to survive on those streets.
Of course there are those trying to take advantage of the homeless stopping by to rob them and try to get them thrown out so a real estate development deal can go through. One of the people there does his best to help everyone while his mother is looking for him. He left home because of an abusive father.
The only thing that really didn’t work for me was Baldwin’s situation. He’s the developer trying to make the deal, but he has a gambling problem and soon finds himself losing his job and out on the streets. It’s to show that anyone is only a few steps away from being homeless, but it felt too tacked on to me. The story of the young girl should have been the focus and the young man trying to get a job and getting his life on track too.
If you are looking for a film you can watch with the family that leans a little into faith (but not too much), you’ll enjoy No Address. There’s a lot of recognizable talent in it even if the two younger characters didn’t look familiar to me. It’s not unwatchable and doesn’t beat you down with message after message so I can respect it for what it is trying to do.
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