Director Jim Sheridan and screenwriter Terence Winter have difficulty fashioning these events into a story that has a coherent point or purpose.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Nov 2005
fresh:
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.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
9 Nov 2005
rotten:
Even more problematic is the script's clumsy, sprawling architecture, Sheridan's clubfooted sense of pacing and his grubby, indistinct visuals.
– John Patterson,
L.A. Weekly,
10 Nov 2005
rotten:
This thinly autobiographical gangsta odyssey never achieves liftoff, and Jackson is unconvincing.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Nov 2005
rotten:
50 Cent has some good moments, but other times he seems like little more than a blank slate.