Get Rich Or Die Trying
This is a story of a drug dealer who turns his back on law-breaking and starts a profession in rap music.
27 April 1968, Faial, Açores, Portugal
13 July 1962, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
11 August 1965, Saint Matthews, South Carolina, USA
23 February 1981, Ellsworth, Maine, USA
1 August 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 February 1966, Kyong Ki Do, South Korea
4 October 1975, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
22 August 1967, Islington, London, England, UK
January 09, 2007
50 Cent dies for our sins in disappointing screen debut.November 10, 2005
This thinly autobiographical gangsta odyssey never achieves liftoff, and Jackson is unconvincing.November 09, 2005
The story and action are serviceable, but there's very little spark in the wooden screen presence of the star and the dearth of subtext or style from the director.July 15, 2006
...a distinctly tedious piece of work.September 01, 2009
Sheridan's surface vividness is applied around a vacuumNovember 10, 2005
50 Cent has some good moments, but other times he seems like little more than a blank slate.November 10, 2005
Even more problematic is the script's clumsy, sprawling architecture, Sheridan's clubfooted sense of pacing and his grubby, indistinct visuals.March 01, 2007
People behind the movie will no doubt get rich, but it's a shame they didn't try harder to make a better picture.May 18, 2006
Embora limitado como ator, 50 Cent tem carisma para segurar o filme, que acaba falhando não em função do rapper, mas de seu roteiro convencional que soa como pálida imitação de 8 Mile.November 09, 2005
Director Jim Sheridan and screenwriter Terence Winter have difficulty fashioning these events into a story that has a coherent point or purpose.June 15, 2006
Marcus sells dope. Marcus buys a gun. Marcus buys a microphone. Marcus goes to prison. Marcus gets shot. Marcus makes a movie about his life that no one goes to see.November 09, 2005
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.