His girlfriend is pregnant so he realizes that he must turn his life around so he writes rap music in jail. It stars Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson whose mother is murdered when he was young and his life on the streets led to jail. Get Rich or Die Trying' (2005): Dir: Jim Sheridan / Cast: Curtis Jackson, Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke, Viola Davis: Gangster rap flick about conflicting decisions, such as releasing this film to begin with. Reviewed by anaconda-40658 5 / 10 Get Out of the Theater or Die Trying. It doesn't have the intensity or the drama of 8 Mile but it's still a functional familiar story despite hitting some slow spots. There is also an authenticity to the performance and getting the character shot 9 times is a little reminder. It has little insights like comparing drug dealing on the street corner to a minimum pay jobs. It's not the most original story but it's compelling enough. He does have a natural understated charm which does come across on the screen. Bama convinces him to rob a drug dealer.ĥ0 is not a good actor. He refuses to sign with Majestic and gets shut out of the industry. Marcus gets out of prison and leaves the gang to pursue rapping with Bama as his manager. Meanwhile Majestic sets up Levar in a cop killing and takes over the gang. He gets thrown in prison where Bama (Terrence Howard) saves him in a prison fight.
He writes his raps on the side and reunites with childhood love Charlene (Joy Bryant). As a teen, Marcus (50 Cent) gets arrested and quits school as he climbs the drug business. He lives with his grandmother (Viola Davis) and grandfather (Sullivan Walker). After she gets murdered in a drug deal, Marcus is brought into the life by drug-lord Levar (Bill Duke) and his associate Majestic (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje).
Marcus lives with his loving but drug dealing mother. Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10 functional gangster rap drama