Unlikely as this may sound, Hustle & Flow -- about a low-down Memphis pimp who wants to be a rapper -- is the feel-good movie of the summer.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
22 Jul 2005
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Every now and then, Brewer pulls off a near-miracle with his flinty characters: He lets us, for a moment, slip into their lives -- and sing their song.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
22 Jul 2005
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Watching as a pimp, a pothead and a pregnant hooker play and sing in a makeshift bedroom recording studio, and becoming increasingly caught up in their determination and hope, it's impossible not to think that this is a part of the American Dream, too.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
22 Jul 2005
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Hustle & Flow suspends you in its spell of mood, of feeling, of climate. It's a pop picture that finds its richness in peeling down to the essentials of good storytelling.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
22 Jul 2005
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It's kind of a conventional story, but it's told in such a unique way and the locations in Memphis all feel very authentic.