| | | If you think you know the story...you don't know the man.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound, Trailer, Featurette, English, Spanish Subtitled
Marcus (50 Cent) has always known he was going to be a rapper. But when his mother is murdered, young Marcus turns to dealing drugs for New York crime boss Majestic to pay the bills. As dealing turns to gang banging, however, Marcus finds his life spinning out of control, eventually landing in prison. While there, he decides to quit hustling and dedicate himself to his music...but by turning his back on Majestic, he may have signed his own death warrant. Terrence Howard co-stars in this hard-hitting story based on 50 Cent's transformation from gangster to rapper, an unforgettable ride from tragic beginning to triumphant end
"Sheridan's ensemble ensures that "Get Rich," the film, comes to life around the edges, if not at its center." Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"A film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"The movie itself is a solid repackaging of the criminal back story that made 50 famous." Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 11, 2005The life of 50 Cent, street kid turned rapper, is dramatized for the big screen by director Jim Sheridan (IN AMERICA).
| Features | "Making Of" Featurette | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/21/2007 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 047294 | | UPC: 00097360472943 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"It is a follow-your-dream tale of adversity and redemption, somewhat in the manner of 8 MILE and HUSTLE & FLOW, combined with an underworld saga of betrayal and revenge..." 11/09/2005 p.E1Entertainment Weekly
"The outstanding cinematographer is Declan Quinn, who creates a gorgeously crumbly 1970s Bronx in colors of dirt and blood." 11/18/2005 p.101-102 Uncut
"Sheridan and Winter give 50 emotional range, moral choices and consequences..." 02/01/2006 p.98 Sight and Sound
"[T]he camera shakes with thumping bass from the outset of GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'....This is a film very much steeped in hip-hop culture and history." 02/01/2006 p.58 TV Guide 5 of 10
Fans of 50 Cent, whose own endlessly exploited past keeps him surrounded by Kevlar and bodyguards, will probably see the film for what it is -- a weak, watered roman ˆ clef -- while admirers of Irish director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In America) will marvel that he had anything to do with such a trite variation on the venerable "Star is Born" scenario. - Ken Fox
The Onion (A.V. Club) 5 of 10
Parts of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' crackle with energy, vitality, and texture, like the prison-shower fight that descends into a weird sort of slapstick farce. But 50's leaden turn drags the film down. Scenes celebrating his personal and professional triumph ring hollow, since Rich never really gets under his skin. - Nathan Rabin
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