“We Die Young” (*** out of four) was an arresting story set among the mean streets of Washington, D.C. in which a 14-year old (Elijah Rodriguez) is inducted into a merciless and vicious street gang but tries to prevent his 10-year old brother (Nicholas Sean Johnny) from following in the same path. Meanwhile, a drug-addicted former soldier (Jean Claude Van Damme) arrives in the area which stirs things up even more. Not at all a Van Damme action vehicle (he only has a supporting role) but an explosive look at the savagery of gangs and drugs. Very well-acted and directed in naturalistic fashion.