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Feeling Hustled
Resist the Rocky redemption references -- strong performances aside, Hustle & Flow is a lazy and somewhat ignorant empty gesture.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
07-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
The New King of Memphisnew
Young directors staring down their first commercial release don't often get a celebrity rollout -- but director Craig Brewer is an exception.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis and Chris Herrington |
07-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Hustled
All the grit but none of the realism of John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood is found in Brewer's split-personality portrait of the Memphis hood.
Missoula Independent |
Jason Wiener |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Rocky Meets the Mean Streets of Memphisnew
In a true starmaking turn, Terrence Howard commands the screen as a down-on-his-luck pimp and aspiring rapper.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
A Pimp Seeks Redemptionnew
Writer/director Craig Brewer offers a harsh, credible portrayal of low-level Memphis criminality and reveals the importance hip-hop can play in "the Life."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
From Pimp to Rapnew
Hustle and Flow has a lot going against it, but its star and director push it to success.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Pimpin' Ain't Easynew
Forget trying to knock the hustle, because you can't. And please resist the Rocky comparisons, because it's not. More like Purple Rain, this humid film about the blood-work of a ghetto pimp's comeuppance could use a little drizzle.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Brentin Mock |
07-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Soundtrack Could Better Represent Area in Filmnew
There's nothing wrong with Mike Jones, Lil Scrappy, Trillville, Boyz N Da Hood and many other current rap stars. But since the film is based in Memphis, it would be nice for the soundtrack to better represent the area's artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Hustle & Flow
Sundance's Biggest Deal Was No Big Dealnew
At the Sundance Film Festival, studios spend dollars on the penny in the thin mountain air -- like the $9.5 million Paramount Pictures paid for director Craig Brewer's film Hustle & Flow.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
02-08-2005 |
Movies
