| I recently watched the movie Shottas starring Kymani | | | | true Jamaican music. Obviously, the movie stars |
| Marley, one of the musician children of the late great | | | | Kymani Marley and its fair to say, Marley related |
| Bob Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Wyclef | | | | songs dominate the film whether its Bob Marley or |
| Jean and other Caribbean actors and entertainers. The | | | | Kymani Marley. Definitely, a plus for the movie. |
| movie is somewhat of a modern day Scarface in the | | | | The language of the movie is top notch. Many of the |
| sense that two childhood friends make it their mission | | | | scenes contain people speaking Jamaican Patois, |
| to take over the Miami drug trade. Scarface is about | | | | especially when Spragga Benz is in the scene. This is |
| Cubans and Shottas is about Jamaicans. Some of the | | | | one of the better Jamaican movies for someone |
| scenes in the movie are similar to scenes in City of | | | | looking to speak Jamaican. From a learning standpoint, |
| God, especially one of the early scenes where Biggs | | | | the movie is worth its weight in gold. |
| (Kymani Marley) and Wayne (Spragga Benz) are | | | | The acting in the movie leaves something to be |
| hanging around the older gangsters/ "badman dem". | | | | desired, but that is expected when mostly musicians |
| Unlike City of God and Scarface, Shottas is not an | | | | are acting for the first time. The acting and storyline |
| award winning film, but it is a great movie for some | | | | could be better, but it is still interesting. |
| reasons that only true fans can appreciate. | | | | Overall, this is a great movie for the person looking to |
| The soundtrack to the movie is great. There is some | | | | speak Jamaican Patois, loves Reggae music or loves |
| hip-hop in the movie, which is a reflection of the | | | | a good rise and fall film. |
| Jamaica of today, but the most of the music is reggae, | | | | I definitely recommend this film. |