Hustle And Flow
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
20 August 1942, Covington, Tennessee, USA
15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 September 1977, Champaign, Illinois, USA
5 April 1975, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
April 24, 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
19 August 1969, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
27 September 1976, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
11 March 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 November 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
14 March 1966, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
December 07, 2007
Edgy camerawork fails to distract from the fact that Hustle & Flow -- a hit a Sundance -- is about as edgy as the crust on Mom's apple pie.
July 22, 2005
Hustle & Flow suspends you in its spell of mood, of feeling, of climate. It's a pop picture that finds its richness in peeling down to the essentials of good storytelling.
July 22, 2005
What makes the picture sail past its flaws is its earnest understanding of the desperation that drives people to regain control of their lives -- and the profound courage required to attempt it.
July 11, 2007
...an inspiring and ennobling character study in which love and respect trump pure success.
September 24, 2010
Of all the exuberantly built-up beats, Taraji P. Henson's beautifully shocked and elated response to unexpectedly forming the nucleus of "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" gives "Hustle" its soul and won that song an Oscar.
July 25, 2005
It's kind of a conventional story, but it's told in such a unique way and the locations in Memphis all feel very authentic.
July 22, 2005
Watching as a pimp, a pothead and a pregnant hooker play and sing in a makeshift bedroom recording studio, and becoming increasingly caught up in their determination and hope, it's impossible not to think that this is a part of the American Dream, too.
September 05, 2009
For an alleged indie hit, the film is nothing if not shrewd about audience-hooking and sensory-manipulation
March 08, 2007
...fiercely original, thoroughly engaging...
July 22, 2005
Unlikely as this may sound, Hustle & Flow -- about a low-down Memphis pimp who wants to be a rapper -- is the feel-good movie of the summer.
July 05, 2007
Craig Brewer has a distinctive voice. He writes dialogue that authentically conveys the truth of real life while also touching on universal themes of hope and healing.
July 22, 2005
Every now and then, Brewer pulls off a near-miracle with his flinty characters: He lets us, for a moment, slip into their lives -- and sing their song.
