Plot:
The film is about an orphaned street kid who makes his mark in the drug trade but finally dares to leave the violence behind and become the rap artist he was meant to be. Marcus (Jackson) has always known he was going to be a rapper, but when his mother is murdered, he turns to dealing - hustling drugs pays 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.
Stars:
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson,
Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar
Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Viola Davis, Marc John Jefferies, Ashley
Walters, Serena Reeder, Walter Alza
Rating:
8/10 - go and see it! This is a gritty and violent portrayal of a life similar to what 50 Cent has had.
Official site:
http://www.getrichordietryinmovie.com/home.html
Review sites:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430308/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/get_rich_or_die_tryin/
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=323883