Walks and Talks

Rating: 4/10 (4 February 2006)

This afternoon I saw Hustle & Flow at my friend Mara's house. I had heard about the film, and I remembered the ads when it came out in theaters, but I hadn't seen it. Also, I just heard that Terrence Howard has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, so I was curious to see his performance. He's the best thing about the movie, by far. The actresses are pretty good, too -- Taryn Manning, wow, and Elise Neal and Taraji Henson. Oh, and Ludicrous should be up for Best Supporting Actor for his performance (he's not). As far as the plot goes, though, without giving away any secrets, I'll just say: It had me, and then it lost me, and then it had me again, and then it lost me for good.