Hustle And Flow (2005) DVD Reviews

Starring	Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson
Director	Craig Brewer
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

Critics' reviews (4) of Hustle And Flow
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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
- USA Today
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
HUSTLE & FLOW transcends its gangsterfied origins to become an unexpected contemplation on the transformative power of art
- Sight and Sound
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Things go brutally wrong for DJay but hauntingly right for Brewer and Howard, who create explosive entertainment
- Rolling Stone
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Hustle And Flow
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40 out of 71 people found this review helpful

I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it now.

I do not posess the required vocabularly to accurateley convey just how much of a steaming heap this film really is.
- - Barry Norman from UK
  - Posted 04 Dec 2005 18:11
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Above average

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.
- - Flintsteel from Newcastle
  - Posted 13 Oct 2006 10:21
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

It's hard out here for a pimp

Although an obvious plot, I enjoyed watching the film. Showing the real life of a pimp none of this glamour you see in the music videos. Terence Howard for me delivered a convincing performance. I loved the soundtrack, that alone gets 4 stars.
- - A customer from Birmingham, England
  - Posted 01 Feb 2007 17:15
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Hustle And Flow
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Worth it just for the track

I saw this in the cinema when it first came out with a few of my boys and we loved the film

The story itself was good but not outstanding

The thing that MADE the film for us was watching 'Whup that trick' being created

We just looked at each after the scene finished and all said 'NO WAY!' 'THAT WAS SICK!' and sorts of random exuberant praise

Worth watching just for that stonking rap track in all it's glory
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 20 Nov 2006 23:13
[Highly rated reviewer]

very suprising

thought this would of been a very low budget, terrible film, bt was suprised, abit slow to start bt a very watchable and great film and story!!

DEF A MUST SEE!!
- - kyles from Omagh
  - Posted 14 Dec 2007 10:04

40 out of 71 people found this review helpful

I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it now.

I do not posess the required vocabularly to accurateley convey just how much of a steaming heap this film really is.
- - Barry Norman from UK
  - Posted 04 Dec 2005 18:11
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Above average

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.
- - Flintsteel from Newcastle
  - Posted 13 Oct 2006 10:21
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

It's hard out here for a pimp

Although an obvious plot, I enjoyed watching the film. Showing the real life of a pimp none of this glamour you see in the music videos. Terence Howard for me delivered a convincing performance. I loved the soundtrack, that alone gets 4 stars.
- - A customer from Birmingham, England
  - Posted 01 Feb 2007 17:15
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Worth it just for the track

I saw this in the cinema when it first came out with a few of my boys and we loved the film

The story itself was good but not outstanding

The thing that MADE the film for us was watching 'Whup that trick' being created

We just looked at each after the scene finished and all said 'NO WAY!' 'THAT WAS SICK!' and sorts of random exuberant praise

Worth watching just for that stonking rap track in all it's glory
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 20 Nov 2006 23:13
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

hmmmm, not sure!!!

This film is worth watching just to gaze at Terence yum yum and to listen to the fantastic soundtrack. The story starts very slowly and they could of put so much more into it, however, towards the end it does pick up. If you are deciding whether to watch it, do get it and stick with it. Mmmmm, have I mentioned Terence...
- - helenka wolska from Leicester, England
  - Posted 23 Apr 2006 01:43
ok to watch

A bit slow to start with got better as the film went on.
- - tait from Swindon
  - Posted 23 Apr 2006 19:57
Very Slow Start

You really have to tolerate the start, it does get better!
- - A customer from Lowestoft, Suffolk
  - Posted 10 May 2006 13:10
Pimpin' Ain't Easy!

I found this to be an enjoyable movie. The main drawback is the 'cuddly' portrayal of pimping. Obviously in reality the only way pimps could retain their ladies is by beating, oppressing them and getting them on hard drugs!

Despite all this Hustle & Flow is watchable, with a cool almost-70's like aesthetic (think Jackie Brown). The rapping's a bit dodgy, but thankfully the main focus is the characters development and not the music.
- - Ed from North London
  - Posted 21 May 2006 19:06
Terrible

Oh god this is a terrible film, after 30 minutes I still didnt have a clue what it was about and I was bored, dont bother with this film.
- - A customer from peterborough
  - Posted 31 May 2006 09:47
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Language Difficulties...

We couldn't understand what the characters were saying. Mumbled dialogue, bizarre accents, gangsta slang...where were the subtitles for English, clueless, middle-class viewers? We turned off after the first 10 minutes in complete confusion...
- - A customer from London, England
  - Posted 05 Jun 2006 15:15

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Critics' reviews (4)
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
- USA Today
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
HUSTLE & FLOW transcends its gangsterfied origins to become an unexpected contemplation on the transformative power of art
- Sight and Sound
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Things go brutally wrong for DJay but hauntingly right for Brewer and Howard, who create explosive entertainment
- Rolling Stone
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Sympathy for the pimp is a problematic basis for a movie, but not an impossible one; the trouble with Hustle read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008