hustle and flow
hustle and flow, baby
it’s all about hustle and flow
seriously, it is all about hustle and flow
the summer blockbusters are hardly blockbusters and the movies that are actually good are lucky if they get screenings. i saw hustle and flow on the first of june, the date listed as the first press screening, and there were maybe a dozen people in the theater, since then i’ve seen the movies a few times and the theater has been packed each time. myself, i can’t stop raving about it. i guess we got the word out
hustle and flow, baby. it’s all about hustle and flow.
DJay is a seventies style pimp in current time, but it’s not enough to actually call attention to himself as “out of style”. the movie starts with the perfect cigarette exhale and dream discussion, (that are both a step below tract housing yet a step ahead of a trailer on cinders) that in a car without air conditioning immediately evaporate. his two main moneymakers are not bound by any contract but the one he values knows it and the other – well let’s just say she gets tossed on her ass.
have you ever met a pimp who’ll donate to the homeless
have you ever met a pimp
we all cheered when the random in pretty woman said “everyone has a dream. what’s your dream?” but we scoff with skepticism when DJay goes after his. he’s a pimp, his agent record’s church choirs, the man responsible for his beat is white, and the voice with the spin to make him sell is a pregnant trick. could anyone ask for a better crew? with egg crates stapled to the wall and a high-end microphone, obtained by other than respectable means, the odd group record a demo. followers always actively believe the lie, it only takes one to perpetrate it.
if anyone wants the underdog with the aspiration to give you inspiration please refer to pretty woman, beyond the quote. on the other hand, if you want a film worthy of the four stars it gets then invest your time in money in a risky demo.
hustle and flow
hustle and flow, baby
Movie Grade: A-
amazing how a character can transition decades with less time than it takes to fade to black.
Starring: Terrence Howard, Paula Jai Parker, Anthony Anderson, D.J. Qualls, Taraji Henson, Taryn Manning, Ludacris
About the Movie:
Djay is a pimp suffering a midlife crisis, yearning to be a rap star, and after being galvanized by a gospel song, he gets to work, finding it a very hard road to fame and respect.
