With GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson follows in the footsteps of his musical counterpart, Eminem (8 MILE), by giving movie stardom a shot. Directed by Jim Sheridan (IN AMERICA, MY LEFT FOOT) and written by Terence Winter, the film tells a fictionalised version of 50 Cent's own troubled life story. Marcus .. Read more
| Starring | 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller |
|---|---|
| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Genres | Drama |
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With GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson follows in the footsteps of his musical counterpart, Eminem (8 MILE), by giving movie stardom a shot. Directed by Jim Sheridan (IN AMERICA, MY LEFT FOOT) and written by Terence Winter, the film tells a fictionalised version of 50 Cent's own troubled life story. Marcus is a quiet young man who adores his loving mother (Serena Reeder). But after she is brutally murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong, Marcus heads down the wrong road himself. He abandons high school to sell drugs for local kingpin Levar (Bill Duke) and his underling, Majestic (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Years later, when he reunites with his childhood sweetheart (Joy Bryant) and is thrown in jail, Marcus decides to leave drug selling behind in order to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a rapper. Unfortunately, Majestic doesn't want to let him go, resulting in a tragedy that might destroy his life forever...
| Starring | 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller |
|---|---|
| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Apr 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
It is a follow-your-dream tale of adversity and redemption, somewhat in the manner of 8 MILE and HUSTLE & FLOW, combined with an underworld saga of betrayal and revenge
The outstanding cinematographer is Declan Quinn, who creates a gorgeously crumbly 1970s Bronx in colors of dirt and blood
This has to be the biggest load of toss I've had the misfortune to see!
Those of you hoping to see an ego-tastic shoot-out with mumbling for acting and a plot that never starts will love this - we can only hope that he's now so rich that he never has to make another movie and force his inexcrable "acting" skills on the public again!
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would not recommend this unless you are a die hard 50 fan
To mark the forthcoming release of 50 Cent's debut feature film, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Paramount Pictures has launched the first-ever movie website for PlayStation Portable users. The website will allow users with the PSP 2.0 operating system to download trailers, wallpaper, webisodes and photos onto their console. Amy Powell, vice president of interactive marketing at Paramount Pictures, said: "We're thrilled to have built the first movie-related PSP specific site it's just one... Read more
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