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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 33 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Crime | Drama | Musical
Written by: Terence Winter
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 9, 2005
DVD: March 28, 2006
Running Time: 134 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content, sexuality and nudity
Starring 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard, Ashley Walters, and Marc John Jefferies
This hard-hitting drama stars 50 Cent as an orphaned street kid who makes his mark in the drug trade but finally dares to leave the violence behind and become the rap artist he was meant to be. (Paramount Pictures)
Also On Metacritic
FILM: In America In the Name of the Father The Boxer
MUSIC: 50 Cent: Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 50 Cent: The Massacre
GAMES: 50 Cent: Bulletproof (PS2) 50 Cent: Bulletproof (XBOX)
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database View The Trailer Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
This isn't Sheridan's most complex or richest picture, but there's lots of life to it: This is an unapologetically glossy pop product, powered by a strong, old-fashioned sense of B-movie melodrama.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
On most levels his performance is as flat as his abs: very early Wahlberg.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
Sheridan's ensemble ensures that "Get Rich," the film, comes to life around the edges, if not at its center.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Mildly engaging but very far from being for 50 Cent what "8 Mile" was for Eminem, this lurchingly structured story of survival against the odds looks to get off to a strong start thanks to the singer's large following.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
For all its biographical truth, Get Rich's journey into a ghetto of hustlers, gangstas and mindless violence is all too familiar.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader J.R. Jones
Sheridan gives this a pacing and depth one doesn't often find in "urban" product, though Jackson, reliving his own life traumas, is handily upstaged at every turn by Terrence Howard (Crash) as his oddball manager.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Neither powerful nor interesting. It is a run-of-the-mill movie ''product'' developed as part of a 50 Cent marketing plan.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
Terrence Howard has stolen 50 Cent's thunder - and his lightning, and his storm clouds, too - twice in one year.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
Movie stardom is seductive, but 50 Cent and his fans will be best served if he sticks to to his day job.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar
Too much of the time, Jackson is a complete blank, like he's bored with his own story.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
The erstwhile crack dealer born Curtis Jackson may be a prot‚g‚ of Eminem, but this shapeless and derivative gangsta saga is no "8 Mile."
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
Fans of 50 Cent, whose own endlessly exploited past keeps him surrounded by Kevlar and bodyguards, will probably see the film for what it is -- a weak, watered roman à clef -- while admirers of Irish director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In America) will marvel that he had anything to do with such a trite variation on the venerable "Star is Born" scenario.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Parts of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' crackle with energy, vitality, and texture, like the prison-shower fight that descends into a weird sort of slapstick farce. But 50's leaden turn drags the film down. Scenes celebrating his personal and professional triumph ring hollow, since Rich never really gets under his skin.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
The parts of Get Rich or Die Tryin' that feel most genuine have to do with friendship and family, rather than with criminal intrigue. But the movie ultimately lacks an emotional core. It will certainly make 50 Cent even richer, but it wouldn't have killed him to try a bit harder.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
A motion picture with one foot in artistic expression and one in pulp fiction and commercialized violence. It wants the respect that goes with a quality production, but it can't resist providing the brutality and exploitation the film's core audience expects.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Peter Debruge
Unlike this summer's compulsively watchable "Hustle & Flow," Get Rich or Die Tryin' captures none of the thrill of finding your voice, recording a demo or landing a concert.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
If, like me, you were hoping for "Scarface" as a hip-hopera, I am sad to report that Get Rich or Die Tryin' has heat, but not sweep.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Marcus, like the real-life Jackson, survives being shot nine times. But this film is dead on arrival.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
Hard-working to a fault, this is a movie that's all effort and no direction, a movie completely lacking in what its hero eventually finds -- a sense of identity.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Luke Y. Thompson
50 Cent sounds articulate in his raps, but as a lead actor, he talks like his mouth is filled with food.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
The film is shockingly light on music and heavy on crime scenes that play as bogus.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
This thinly autobiographical gangsta odyssey never achieves liftoff, and Jackson is unconvincing.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Broad across and rippling with muscle, 50 Cent mumbles his way through his hits.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly John Patterson
Even more problematic is the script's clumsy, sprawling architecture, Sheridan's clubfooted sense of pacing and his grubby, indistinct visuals. The only upside? The Chieftains aren't on the soundtrack.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Laura Sinagra
Unfortunately "My Left Foot's" Jim Sheridan, that reliable purveyor of Irish struggle-porn, anchors us in tedious exposition.
Read Full Review >Premiere Aaron Hillis
Unstylized, inconsistent, unconvincing, and familiar to a fault.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
A gangsta rapper without fire in the belly isn't terribly interesting, cinematically or musically.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
I expected Get Rich or Die Tryin' to be gritty, scary, maybe disturbing or thought-provoking. What I didn't realize was that it would be so dull that any other effect it could have made was wiped away.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 4.6 (out of 10) based on 90 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
James R. gave it a0:
The concept was dreadful, acting pathetic. How did this even get off the shelf?
Zack L. gave it a7:
I loved it! The story is well-paced, the script isn't half as bad as people claim it to be, the setting and music is great and the characters are interesting. It may not be as good as 8 mile, but Get Rich or Die Tryin' is still an inspiring and well-directed movie. I definately recommend it.
Greg L. gave it a9:
Way above what I thought it would be. I like the story line and it made me wish for a few minutes that my occupation was a "Gangsta" as 50 so cooly says to his future wife in the movie. If you like 50/Eminem/or Dr. Dre you should check this out it really has a decent story and i'm for sure buying it when it comes out next tuesday on DVD.
Chrissy gave it a2:
Honestly.. is it really a surprise that this movie is so terrible? The plot really only appeals to one person. And that's 50 Cent himself. The acting (especially on his part) is absolutely appauling; and there is absolutely nothing that makes this movie particularly interesting. In my opinion the only people who should go to see this movie are die-hard 50 Cent fans. However I have the greatest suspicion that no one who enjoys his music, will enjoy his acting quite as well.
Alex Z. gave it a0:
First off: I know, I know I don't like 50 Cent that's why I'm giving it a bad rating. While this is out of the way, though I hope you noticed the sarcasm, I may be able to state my opinion on this movie. Even though I ain't a fan of him a good friend of mine is. So that day I had nothing to do and he made his best to convince me watching this movie. I went there without any prejudices because I never really cared about 50 Cent and 2Pac shown us that rappers CAN be able to act ok. Though the whole movie reminded me of a movie which my friend shown me a few weeks before and which was one of the worst I've ever seen . State Property. If you know that movie you'll understand what kind of acting and what a "deep" storyline is gonna await you. If you go there because you love his music then better listen to his CDs. All in all I have to agree with 2Pac Game. 50 Cent first made fun out of the music industry, now its the movie industry.
Chris D. gave it a7:
There is bound to be negative reviews and i bet that most the people who have slated this movie had already made up their mind before they saw it. I was tahnkfully the opposite, afetr readin a few reviews in which it was torn apart i was going in anticipating 2hrs of 50 Cent showing off his bling and enhancing his gangsta reputation. I was pleasently surprised. The opening scene which combines some masterful directing by Sheridan and a Bass beating tune by 50 (I'll Whip Ya Head Boy) actually makes u think that the movie aint gonig to be that abd and the film is in capable hands. And it is. Sheridan carries it through with some surprisingly adequate acting by 50 Cent. Screen time isnt taken up by rapping which works well as when 50 does rap it has a greater impact. Good support acting make this an enjoyable. If you go into this with a clear mind and willinmg to except its a good advert for his soundtrack then you will enjoy this above average gangsta movie.
Nick K. gave it a0:
Truly dire. Should be renamed Get Rich with Bad Actin'.
