Get Rich Or Die Trying' is the first starring film for rapper 50 Cent, similar to that of his mentor Eminem ('8 Mile'). 50 Cent plays Marcus and the story follows follows his life from a child to his pre-fame career. His mother's death, selling crack, jail, having a child, being ball blacked in the music industry by 'Dangerous' (a.k.a. Ja Rule), feuding with local drug kingpins, being shot 9 times and eventually making a come back to the stage.
50 Cent said this was a 75% accurate portrayal of his life and I can see that. If you know about his life before coming into this movie and not just 'he got shot nine times. now he's a rapper.' you'd see who most of the characters are based off. The script is well written to his story, although could use some work with some of the stupid lines characters say and some of the things are not fully explained. When the guy who shot 50 said '...But I shot him like... 9 times!' even though there was no chance in hell he was able to count the amount of times he shot him since more than 9 bullets were let off.
50 Cent's acting in this film, uh, sucks. He doesn't open his mouth when speaking once, making him sound like a cross between Napolean Dynamite and Kanye West with his jaw wired shut. He wasn't as terrible as I was expecting and I was surprised when he showed emotion more than 'I'm a hard gangsta', especially with nudity and crying in afew scenes. The rest of the actors are all great as they usually are, so that makes up for 50's lack of talent.
The film is above average if you go into it not embarrassed to enjoy it. Go into it with an open mind and you'll watch a pretty decent film only brought down by 50's crappy acting. His life story is perfect for a movie.
6.5/10
50 Cent said this was a 75% accurate portrayal of his life and I can see that. If you know about his life before coming into this movie and not just 'he got shot nine times. now he's a rapper.' you'd see who most of the characters are based off. The script is well written to his story, although could use some work with some of the stupid lines characters say and some of the things are not fully explained. When the guy who shot 50 said '...But I shot him like... 9 times!' even though there was no chance in hell he was able to count the amount of times he shot him since more than 9 bullets were let off.
50 Cent's acting in this film, uh, sucks. He doesn't open his mouth when speaking once, making him sound like a cross between Napolean Dynamite and Kanye West with his jaw wired shut. He wasn't as terrible as I was expecting and I was surprised when he showed emotion more than 'I'm a hard gangsta', especially with nudity and crying in afew scenes. The rest of the actors are all great as they usually are, so that makes up for 50's lack of talent.
The film is above average if you go into it not embarrassed to enjoy it. Go into it with an open mind and you'll watch a pretty decent film only brought down by 50's crappy acting. His life story is perfect for a movie.
6.5/10