Is a pig’s pussy pork? Probably. Is Hustle and Flow a must see, hell ya…well if nothing else its at least a must see for the music.
While the direction is alright, not Craig Brewers best ( Black Snake Moan anyone?), the music and dialogue will win over your heart in seconds. The movie is about a hustler – played by Terrence Howard, who has aspirations to become a rapper. Honestly, it’s a rather typical I-am-a-hustler-from-the-south-who-is-gunna-be-a big-rap-sensation movie. I mean you have your real life rapper-turned “actor”, Ludacris playing a …get this, rapper and if that surprise didn’t knock you off your chair, you have the main prostitute played by (drum roll please) Taryn Manning.
I have to admit that the end surprised me a bit and got pretty heavy…then again what’s a movie about a rapper without guns? …Alright all sarcasm aside, the music in this movie is BOMB. The beats are heavy, the rhymes are dope and the passion is duly noted. While the direction in my opinion isn’t award worthy, the movie rightfully so won Best Original Song for “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp”. If you don’t want to have “Whoop That Trick” or “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp” stuck in your head for days after, don’t watch this…on second thought, who doesn’t want those songs stuck in their head?
If nothing more it’s a super inspiring film. Guarantee you will be nailing doors to your windows, lighting up joints and spittin’ out rhymes like our loveable hustler D Jay in no time.
Stay peachy.
