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(1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 15% Rotten Page   1   D+ "50 Cent's fanbase might love this valentine to the rapper’s ego no matter the quality, but other audiences might not be as forgiving with this half-realized urban fairy tale."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Everybody loves Marcus (50 Cent), from relatives to homeboys to would-be killers."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1.5/4 "...a distinctly tedious piece of work."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C- "Thank goodness the movie, unlike its star, was only shot once."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "...a chaotic and seriously cliched rags-to-riches rap drama that feels more exploitative than it does explosively realized in its impulsive skin."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng D "This movie may make a bunch of money, but it's D.O.A."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "Its real danger is that it sets a precedent for the director; if the price is right he's on board."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 4/10 "Turns out Eminem is a better faux-gangsta than 50 Cent. Now run along and bust yo dope rhymes at a Bat Mitvah before heading back to your 18-bedroom mansion in Farmington, CT. You're so street, Curtis."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 1.5/4.0 "... too unsophisticated for anyone who should be allowed to see it and too unrealistic for that audience to really believe in it."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson "[A] major disappointment from director Jim Sheridan, who... seems to have lost track in his first foray away from Irish-themed films..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is utterly lacking in charisma ... His complete lack of presence is deadening to the film because he's in almost every scene."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "Director [Jim Sheridan] was a good choice: he understands the story’s theme and he captures the gritty feel of [50's] world without ever falling into exploitation."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B- "At least he makes his priorities clear; it's not called "Make a Good Movie or Die Tryin'." "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/4 "A reiteration of the now-clichéd hip-hop rise-to-fame legend that duplicates the crime-to-rhyme formula of Hustle & Flow."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2.5/5 "Think of it as Mariah Carey’s Glitter, only with more murders."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 2/4 "You feel this film straining to be another 8 Mile, even as it never gets into the head of its central character"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline "This isn't Sheridan's most complex or richest picture, but there's lots of life to it: This is an unapologetically glossy pop product, powered by a strong, old-fashioned sense of B-movie melodrama."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 2/10 "It's a quasi-authentic, simplistic, crime-and-rap story that become just romanticized, graphic gangsta violence."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1/4 "Marcus sells dope. Marcus buys a gun. Marcus buys a microphone. Marcus goes to prison. Marcus gets shot. Marcus makes a movie about his life that no one goes to see."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 4/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo  (1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 15% Rotten Page   1