Quote trevor,"
... I also felt that in a way it glamorised the lifestyle of these kids, the false bravado, the South Park style animated sequence, the stylised gang fights ...

... The one thing I really didn't like was the fact that they were pushing the film as "reality" when it's obvious that some of the scenes which were supposed to be "reality" weren't, I refer to the supposed swalowing of the condom full of tabs, there is no way in the world that scene was genuine, if anyone tried that as full as it was they would choke to death.

... I didn't expect the film to give hope or solutions but I didn't expect the "POP" style presentation that makes it all look so cool.

(1) There are two camps of thoughts, so I am not sure if the film succeeded in looking cool. 
-- On one hand, it is apparent that the director wanted to convey to the audience (and Singaporeans), "Hey, do not overlook these group of people in society ..." 
-- On the other hand, some people actually felt that the director was trying to appeal to film festivals or outsiders, "Hey, let me show you another aspect of Singapore ... esp. because Singapore has usually been portrayed in rather favorable light."

(2) As for the condom full of tabs, I think it is real. I even suspect it was filmed by the kids themselves, I am not sure. If you have watched Maria Full Of Grace, there are similar approaches too.

Anyway, the film has created quite a controversy.

The director even made a 15 minutes musical clip, "CUT", with characters that resemble the authority to "critique" our censor board. There were much discussion in the local newspapers then.