With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful rapper... Read more
| Starring | Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson |
|---|---|
| Director | Craig Brewer |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful rapper...
| Starring | Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Ludacris |
|---|---|
| Director | Craig Brewer |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English |
| Released | DVD: 20 Mar 2006 Blu-ray: 19 Jan 2009 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
The best thing HUSTLE & FLOW has going for it is Terrence Howard's powerful performance.The urban setting is grittily real. We can almost feel the sticky heat
HUSTLE & FLOW transcends its gangsterfied origins to become an unexpected contemplation on the transformative power of art
I do not posess the required vocabularly to accurateley convey just how much of a steaming heap this film really is.
This is an above average film of a pimp turned rapper from the South.
The characters are well rounded, the main character 'D-JAY' showing his sensitive family side that I'm sure all pimps have hidden under the lime-green fur coat.
Seriously though, the music's not bad - the acting is great, and although seems quite low budget overall show's no gaps in production.
Please note - the scenes where recording takes place is nothing like the real world !
Worth a watch if you like 50 cent etc. avoid if you dislike swearing.
As a rule, stoner comedies work best with the willing sacrifice of a few brain cells and Weirdsville is no exception. But it's funny enough to stand up to viewing stone cold sober if you're willing to cut it a little slack ' and forgive its trivializing of heroin addiction. Best buddies Royce (a hirsute and befuddled Wes Bentley) and Dexter (cynical Scott Speedman, from Underworld) are first seen breaking and entering into a country mansion, aided and abetted by a garden gnome. The movie then... Read more