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6.6

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MPAA RATING: R for strong violence and language and for some drug content

Starring Pras Michel, Ja Rule, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jason Statham, and Tamala Jones

In this semi-autobiographical film, Pras, a struggling rapper from Brooklyn, is trying to make it big.

GENRE(S):	Drama
WRITTEN BY:	Robert Adetuyi Ray 'Cory' Daniels (story) Chris Hudson (story) Kelly Hilaire (story)
DIRECTED BY:	Robert Adetuyi
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: March 20, 2001 Video: March 20, 2001 Theatrical: September 6, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	86 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

A rapper doesn't make the story fresh.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Hits hard and pulls no punches in telling its brutal story.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Features less than 10 minutes of music in its mercifully brief 83-minute running time.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Very seriously confused in its objectives.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Normally, I'd recommend a movie like this only to diehard fans. But even they may want to wait until it hits cable.

Austin Chronicle Russell Smith

Definitive modern cinematic eye-candy with all the connotations of empty calories that term implies.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

A vanity vehicle for the dubious acting talents of Pras.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Glib, sense-numbing action fantasy.

Miami Herald Sara Wildberger

This misguided gangster rap movie had every strike against it from the start.

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

Never comes alive.

Village Voice Jessica Winter

The staging and performances are awkward, the frequent shoot-outs a snore.

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Deteriorates into a gory shoot-'em-up gangster movie with a quick-fix ending that leaves many threads dangling. It could have been something more.

Film.com Ernest Hardy

Flawed at its very core.

Variety Robert Koehler

Patently absurd in both the details and larger aspects, the ultraserious pic is undermined by poor casting.

LA Weekly John Patterson

Gormless, gutless little home movie.

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

This awkward fable of ghetto redemption mixes painfully earnest message-delivery with occasional scenes of brutal violence.

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Brandon D. gave it a 10:
This movie it bada$$ all the songs are good but my favorite song is when ja rule and pras are rapping at that underground club....this is a gangsta movie..u gotta see it!!

Vincent H. gave it a 10:
F***ing great movie, bezt gangstar film ever!!!

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