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		List Price: $29.99		Label: Paramount Salesrank: 123490 Released: January 10, 2006
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: UMD for PSP

Editorial Review:
DJay is a Memphis hustler who spends most days in a parked Chevy philosophizing about life while Nola (Taryn Manning), turn tricks in the backseat. He's not very good at pimping, but he can hustle almost anything or anyone and makes enough to keep himself and three girls satisfied and housed in his shotgun home. DJay however is in the midst of a midlife crisis; he quietly harbors dreams of becoming a respected rapper. When he learns from a local club owner, Arnel (Isaac Hayes), that rap mogul Skinny Black (Ludacris), is rolling through town, DJay decides to record his flow with the hopes of slipping his demo to Skinny. With little help from his friends and "family" DJay sets in motion the hustle of his life, and galvanizes the lives of those around him as they learn that "Everybody's gotta have a dream."

Description of Hustle & Flow [UMD for PSP]:
The idea of a soulful pimp as the hero of a movie will strike some viewers as objectionable and perhaps even repellent, but Terrence Dashon Howard's complex and fierce performance will challenge such easy moral decisions. DJay (Howard, Crash, The Best Man) hustles a small stable of whores, including corn-rowed Nola (Taryn Manning, A Lot Like Love). When he learns that former local rapper turned superstar named Skinny Black (real life rapper Ludacris) is coming back to town for the 4th of July, DJay teams up with a frustrated sound engineer (Anthony Anderson, Kangaroo Jack) and a geeky musician (DJ Qualls, Road Trip) to put together a demo tape that he hopes will be his ticket to fame and fortune. What's most impressive about Hustle & Flow is that it doesn't oversell its hero. DJay's aspirations are more economic than poetic--he's not out to create art, he just wants a better life. This lack of pretension allows the movie to capture a genuine sense of how creativity can improve people's lives, which surprises DJay as much as anyone. The movie's other strength is a keen eye for social behavior, in particular the ways in which DJay manipulates everyone around him. Howard, who's almost always stood out in every movie he's made, plays these scenes with what can only be called smooth desperation. The entire cast gives substantial performances, but it's Howard who drives the movie irresistibly forward. --Bret Fetzer

Hustle & Flow [UMD for PSP] Reviews:
Best of the Best
2007-03-12 - Hustle & Flow (UMD mini for PSP) was a great film for the PSP. This goes right along with having Conan and Scarface.


Fantastic!
2005-11-19 - Gritty and raw!! It was refreshing to see an honest portrayal of poverty without the usual melodrama. All of the performances were great, and I found myself singing along with the soundtrack even though I could never imagine that profession. I see why John Singleton produced this movie. It was much better than many of the major studio releases. I would not recommend this for anyone under 17 (hence the R rating), but acting as if this behavior doesn't exist, won't make it go away. Anyone who says it glorifies prostitution/pimping missed the point entirely.

One reviewer asked why they were always sweating. I'm not shocked that reviewer gave it a negative rating - apparently they didn't understand much of anything. And considering the quality of most bootlegs, I'm surprised that reviewer felt qualified to write a review. See a 'real' copy for yourself!!

Ready, set,...'Flow'
2005-11-09 - Every dog has his day. So is true with most actors. Hustle & Flow is Terrence Howard's day.

He plays DJay, a pimp going through a mid-life crisis. He's 35, and has nothing to show for his life. He lives in a house with no air conditioning along with a pregnant Shug (Taraji P. Henson), skinny white Nola (Taryn Manning), and ungrateful Lexus (Paula Jai Parker). He runs into an old school pal Clyde (a surprisingly good Anthony Anderson), and convinces him to help him record some tracks for a demo he's hoping to hand over to Skinny Black (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges), a former school mate who is now a platinum rapper. By handing Skinny over the tape, DJay hopes he can make it big and finally leave behind his life of failure.

Howard give an Oscar-nomination worthy performance in a role that requires a certain machismo yet a soul of pain and depth. He commands the screen with a power rarely seen.

First time writer/director Craig Brewer gives us a story of inspiration, hope, persistence, courage, and passion. It may not be totally original, but it has a heart many films nowadays are missing, and unfolds in unexpected ways.

I was absorbed by every second of this film. This is one of 2005's finest films.


Maybe the best new movie this year
2005-11-07 - I haven't seen Jarhead yet, or Brokeback Mountain, but as of now, this is the best new movie of the year. Anthony Anderson establishes himself in his best major role and Terence Howard owns the screen, from the first shot through the ending. This movie is so good I just got the soundtrack, within half an hour of finishing the movie. Director Craig Brewer triupmhs with gorgeous shots of Memphis exploring the true life of DJay, an unsuccessful pimp who is left with two hoes. The raps are hard, the beats rock, the acting is amazing and the story may be a common one in "the game", but nothing about the way the story unfolds on screen appears insincere or trite. The dialogue probably makes the movie, with the semi-philosophical musings of a man approaching 35 with nothing to show for his life. The ending is a real surprise; don't let anybody tell you how it ends. Southern rap rules the charts and this movie comes at a pivotal time in hiphop. It's funny that the two greatest performances of the past two years have had great male leads in music movies: Jamie Foxx in Ray and Terence Howard in Hustle & Flow. Howard deserves an Oscar and if the movie is too real for some people, they just didn't feel it.

A Massive Mess!!!
2005-10-01 - What the hell was this. Terrance Howard must've owed somebody money. This was a total unadulterated mess. I have had better bowel movements than this. I am glad I didn't pay for this mess. THANK GOD FOR BOOTLEG!!! A bootleg that I didn't buy. Someone said that this was a John Singleton film. Please a white man wrote this mess. This crap was full of stereotypes and horrid acting. And why the hell was ol' girl sweating throughout the whole movie. And why was Terrance Howard dancing too hard. All I have is one word for this mess. AVOID!