Good effort, bad film

Rating: 4/10 (4 May 2009)

I appreciated the effort, the heart, and some of the acting but in the end it felt fake.
Craig is a white director and this story, set on the gritty fringes of Memphis society, rang false time and time again. I'm not saying a white guy can't write a hip hop film, I'm saying Craig should not have tried to write this hip hop film.
Strange as it sounds, I would love to see an accurate portrayal of a middle aged pimp trying to get by in Memphis written by someone with a little first hand experience and with an ear for authentic dialogue. Oh, and leave the candy-coated, cliché, rags to riches rapper story out of it.