Get Rich or Die Tryin' Review, Trailer, Pic, Movie Poster

Get Rich or Die Tryin' Review

Synopsis: Here's an unlikely marriage of cultural sensibilities: Curtis Jackson, known to hip-hop fans as 50 Cent, and Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan, who has thoughtfully probed the lives of the downtrodden in films ranging from My Left Foot to In America.

Get Rich or Die Tryin', also the title of 50 Cent's best-selling CD, is a largely unsurprising rags-to-riches saga about an aspiring rapper. Get Rich suggests that if people want to star in semi-autobiographical movies, they shouldn't live such clichéd lives.

Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) has spent his life in the shadows of drug dealing. When his hustler mother is killed, Marcus takes over the family business, and soon earns a small fortune as a dealer for a local crack top dog (a raspy Bill Duke). Quickly rising up the dealer ranks with his pals, Marcus casually maintains his other love: rapping. When his thug life begins to conflict with his family life (including Joy Bryant), Marcus finds himself dealing with prison time and brutal murder attempts. Bloodied and broken, he decides to chase his rap dream full time, frustrating those who would rather see him remain a thug for life.

The 50 Cent fanbase might already be predisposed to loving this valentine to the rapper's ego no matter the quality.