Fully impressive. Not only does it do justice to the freshness that is Frisco graff, but It's also uncovering the history of a mysterious culture that has never really been disected or exposed. "Piece By Piece" documents the story of San Francisco's graf movement through the artists and people that made it happen. They accurately go over the last 20 years of graff in the city - from it's early roots in Latino cholo hand styles, to the early Muni bus tag wars (in contrast to NYC's subway wars), to the evolution of the SF style over the years through competition between crews, law enforcement, and other outside influences - all narrated by the writers that lived it and illustrated with beautiful footage and flicks from the time. The cast of writers that shaped the style are all in here and are legends in their own right - Twist, DUG, Cycle, KR (krink in the house), Grey, Revok, Giant, Deen, Dream, Saber, TMF crew, TWS crew, ICP crew, and many, many more. The soundtrack fits perfectly with plenty of introspective beats and hard Bay scratch business from none other than the Piklz (Q-bert + D-styles). One of the best grafitti movies I've seen. Includes 2 hours of bonus features including over an hour of extended painting footage, lost interviews, a 30 min. slideshow, and an extra nice 50 page booklet of graff interviews and flicks. Recommended.

reviewed by snackmaster