Hustle and Flow [HD DVD]

Hustle and Flow [HD DVD] Review

I would give this DVD five stars for the actors, and stunning performances. I selected Hustle and Flow to see Taraji P. Henson's performance, and she was great as Shug. Terrence Howard was phenomenal as Djay. Anthony Anderson brings a lot of heart to his role, and DJ Squal added even more humor into the mix. I'm not sure about Tryn Manning. She fell short on complexity of character, though in the end, she does get to have her dopey say, though most of the credit would go to the film editors. I'll say her hair stylist and costumer did an excellent job.. A huge perk was Issac Hayes' appearance as Arnel.

Unfortunately, the character themes would be: Pimps are just doing what life sets down before them; prostitutes are ridiculous, ultimately have hearts of gold, and are still, at the end of the day, glam; tricks are the same old slobs that they always were; and gangsta rappers are gun totin' roustabouts. Nothing new, fresh or realistic here.

The script and direction of the film are ... interesting but didn't leave me with much viewer satisfaction. The action in Hustle and Flow was predictable, at best.

Don't get me wrong. Hustle and Flow is worth watching in spite of its flaws. In addition to the excellent acting, this film has great hair styles, costumes, locations, and cars to set the scene and the ambiance. The song `It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp/Whoop that Trick" won the 2006 Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song, so there you have it.

Hustle and Flow [HD DVD] Feature

Hustle and Flow [HD DVD] Overview

Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/26/2007 Run time: 115 minutes Rating: R

Hustle and Flow [HD DVD] Specifications

The idea of a soulful pimp as the hero of a movie will strike some viewers as objectionable and perhaps even repellent, but Terrence Dashon Howard's complex and fierce performance will challenge such easy moral decisions. DJay (Howard, Crash, The Best Man) hustles a small stable of whores, including corn-rowed Nola (Taryn Manning, A Lot Like Love). When he learns that former local rapper turned superstar named Skinny Black (real life rapper Ludacris) is coming back to town for the 4th of July, DJay teams up with a frustrated sound engineer (Anthony Anderson, Kangaroo Jack) and a geeky musician (DJ Qualls, Road Trip) to put together a demo tape that he hopes will be his ticket to fame and fortune. What's most impressive about Hustle & Flow is that it doesn't oversell its hero. DJay's aspirations are more economic than poetic--he's not out to create art, he just wants a better life. This lack of pretension allows the movie to capture a genuine sense of how creativity can improve people's lives, which surprises DJay as much as anyone. The movie's other strength is a keen eye for social behavior, in particular the ways in which DJay manipulates everyone around him. Howard, who's almost always stood out in every movie he's made, plays these scenes with what can only be called smooth desperation. The entire cast gives substantial performances, but it's Howard who drives the movie irresistibly forward. --Bret Fetzer

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