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Andre Royo, Andrew Lauren, Blair Underwood

A rap mogul builds an empire solely to win back the love of his life in this hip-hop version of 'The Great Gatsby.'

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66% liked it

259 ratings

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26% liked it

27 critics

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Christopher Scott Cherot

Release Date: September 16, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006

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Flixster Reviews (99)

  • darlenecobham
    September 11, 2009
    darlenecobham
    blair lights up a movie, will see any movie with him in it.
  • JaredsBaby
    September 30, 2008
    JaredsBaby
    ok....Maybe the way it was shot made it kinda corny but it worked
  • ijfields
    April 13, 2008
    ijfields
    interesting to see african americans multi-faceted love relationships.
  • MECreviews
    March 24, 2008
    MECreviews
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • maricaro25
    January 21, 2008
    maricaro25
    Corniness at its best
  • paparazzichick2001
    January 15, 2008
    paparazzichick2001
    The acting was great. The plot was less than to be desired.
  • MsKima
    July 29, 2007
    MsKima
    MAKE U NOT WANT 2 CHEAT ON UR MAN/WOMAN
  • rstscott
    July 24, 2007
    rstscott
    If you havent seen it, you gotta get it!

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October 28, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Christopher Scott Cherot's drama is an honorable attempt laid low by a verbose script, cheap production values, and a general tendency toward soap opera. full review

October 27, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The problem with G is not merely that the ending doesn't work and feels hopelessly contrived. It's also that the plot adds too many unnecessary characters and subplots, so that the main line gets misp... full review

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