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Metascore: 18 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
6.6 out of 10
based on 16 reviews
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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 

What The Critics Said

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40
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
A rapper doesn't make the story fresh.
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40
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Hits hard and pulls no punches in telling its brutal story.
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38
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Features less than 10 minutes of music in its mercifully brief 83-minute running time.
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38
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Very seriously confused in its objectives.
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38
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.
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30
Austin Chronicle Russell Smith
Definitive modern cinematic eye-candy with all the connotations of empty calories that term implies.
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25
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
A vanity vehicle for the dubious acting talents of Pras.
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25
Miami Herald Sara Wildberger
This misguided gangster rap movie had every strike against it from the start.
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25
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Glib, sense-numbing action fantasy.
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25
San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
Never comes alive.
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20
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.
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20
Village Voice Jessica Winter
The staging and performances are awkward, the frequent shoot-outs a snore.
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10
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
This awkward fable of ghetto redemption mixes painfully earnest message-delivery with occasional scenes of brutal violence.
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10
Film.com Ernest Hardy
Flawed at its very core.
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10
Variety Robert Koehler
Patently absurd in both the details and larger aspects, the ultraserious pic is undermined by poor casting.
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10
LA Weekly John Patterson
Gormless, gutless little home movie.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!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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