Hustle & Flow

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Hustle & Flow

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Hustle & Flow

Anthony Anderson, D.J. Qualls, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, Juicy J, Ludacris, Paula Jai Parker, Taraji P. Henson, Taryn Manning, Terrence Howard

DJay, a streetwise Memphis hustler tries to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler live...( read more  read more... )s a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach. Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend, Key, a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he's ever going to make his mark, it has to happen now. He begins to write down his freestyle raps -- his flow -- and the two team up with Shelby, a church musician with a beat machine, to lay down bass-thumping crunk tracks. DJay's metamorphosis affects his entire house, as the women in his life -- Shug and Nola -- find ways to contribute to the creative process. With the impending visit to Memphis of hometown platinum-selling rapper Skinny Black, DJay has to make one last hustle if he's ever going to flow.

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  • hobster1
    June 17, 2008
    hobster1
    Well rounded and complex characters that feel like the real deal. Terrence Howard is brilliant and the music is memmorable.
  • RiderOfTheStorms
    April 7, 2008
    RiderOfTheStorms
    I loved this movie, i was so stubborn 2 keep from watchin it but im glad i did, i thought it was a great story, with fascinating characters, fantastically made. Its just a good movie man. i loved it
  • QueenCityFilms
    February 17, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    worth it just to watch the scene where they create the beat 1 instrument at a time.
  • EarthlyAlien
    January 27, 2008
    EarthlyAlien
    Personal belief: Rap (or Hip-Hop, whatever) for me is like... garbage. I don't consider it music. As far as I'm concerned it's anti-music. Which is why it was difficult for me to enjoy this film. However, I know a good film when I see it and Hustle & Flow is one. Unfolds i...( read more)n the classic and satisfying fashion of Hollywood films that strike a balance between grit and heart, capturing the hard edge of poverty and lack of opportunity but also offering a ray of hope for a better life. Terrence Howard's star-making performance is more than half of the film. A good film, except for the whole Rap part.
  • drago25
    July 28, 2007
    drago25
    I wasn't sure what I'd think of tis film, but I wanted to see it because of how highly it's been praised. I don't consider myself into the rap culture much, although I do listen to some, but Hustle & Flow creates its own fully vibrant world that really wraps you up in it. It take...( read more)s place in the south, and involves a pimp, Djay (Terence Howard), who finds himself in a position to fulfill his dream of being a rapper, and decides to do something about it. I can see how this would be an unsavory film for some people. The main character is a pimp, after all. But, in the end, this is a very honest film about a very true part of society that has fallen to the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder, and it tracks its characters with honesty and compassion and though they aren't, from a social standpoint, good people - Hustle & Flow makes you understand that sometimes you let yourself fall into a life you're not happy with because you have to in order to get by, and you have the power to change it, which is what they attempt to do. So if you can't tell already, I really liked this movie. Terence Howard turns in a powerful performance that makes me respect him a lot as an actor (he was one of the few things I liked about Crash). The director even gets good performances out of D.J. Qualls and Anthony Anderson, who are usually "Oh, that guy!" comedic fare actors. The directing is pretty good, and the music is fantastic. You will probably be as in to the songs as the characters are when creating them - "Whoop that trick - get 'em." JUstle & Flow is a very good film, I recommend it.
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 29, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    Not a bad movie at all
  • martinhiggins
    October 22, 2009
    martinhiggins
    Movie was o.k good acting from Terrence Howard but good have been better at times.
  • lanba
    October 8, 2009
    lanba
    Excelente drama movie about rappers and music I'ts all good
  • Tsosie03
    September 16, 2009
    Tsosie03
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  • jscottcorley
    September 6, 2009
    jscottcorley
    Howard is tremendous and very believable. His "bottom bitch" also does a great job. Good songs too.
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