Get Rich or Die Tryin' (R)

Quicklook Rating★½

synopsis

Marcus has always known he was going to be a rapper, but when his mother is murdered, he turns to dealing and hustling drugs to pay the rent. As his world spirals out of control, he begins to apply the same manic intensity to his writing as he does to dealing; he has to write down his words to stay sane. For years, he endures this living hell until a tragedy that nearly kills him gets Marcus to change his life.

MovieGoer Review

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a rather poor imitation of 8 Mile--and not even the Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan could turn rapper 50 Cent into an actor.

Story

Since the age of 12, Marcus (Curtis “50 Cent” Jacks... MORE

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synopsis

Marcus has always known he was going to be a rapper, but when his mother is murdered, he turns to dealing and hustling drugs to pay the rent. As his world spirals out of control, he begins to apply the same manic intensity to his writing as he does to dealing; he has to write down his words to stay sane. For years, he endures this living hell until a tragedy that nearly kills him gets Marcus to change his life.

MovieGoer Review

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a rather poor imitation of 8 Mile--and not even the Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan could turn rapper 50 Cent into an actor.

Story

Since the age of 12, Marcus (Curtis “50 Cent” Jacks... MORE