It's MTV.....predictable MTV

Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2005)

Hustle and Flow is fiction.
Howard does a great job of making a dirt bag seem human.
It is a workable film for its audience -- I (a white dude that believes "Saving Private Ryan" is the most incredible movie ever made) saw it in a theater that was 99% young black movie goers.
The music is good -- expect MTV to work a couple of those in their mix soon.
Of all the characters, Shug was the most believable. That girl is the only Academy Award nominee that might emerge from this easily overlooked mood piece. The humor and anecdotal twists are nice additions, but the underlying message should be: "don't be a pimp in the first place".
I don't mind if you go see it. It's harmless.