Review of Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) by Guido S — 24 Jan 2014

A semi biographical film in the vein of 8 Mile, but this time covering the life and times of Fiddy Cent aka Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson. As a fan of his earlier work and seeing him move into acting in straight-to-video movies, I wasn't entirely sure this was going to be good.

However, I liked it. It's not as good as 8 Mile, but not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Fiddy is growing up with his relatives when they discover him with a gun and he runs off. He starts hustling a street to make ends meet.

This eventually leads him to a beef with one of the drug lords when he doesn't want to work for them and pursue a music career. I enjoyed more of the first half where it was more about his struggles to survive and how he got to be where he is, instead of the later parts where it is mostly a urban crime movie.

Despite this, the film was enjoyable and I enjoyed it.