Director Jim Sheridan is clearly trying to his best and Curtis Jackson can act but Get Rich or Die Tryin' is one confusing picture. After the success of 8 Miles, it seemed inevitable that 50 would take his movie-like life to the big screen. But there's a tactical error. 8 Miles is about BATTLING; is it NOT nor meant to be about Marshall Mathers. But Get Rich or Die Tryin' seems to try to be about 50 ... sort of. But then it tries to about the politics of drug dealing ... but then it tries to be about the infamous 50-vs.-Ja ... well, you get the picture, this film bounces around so much it should be called DOCUMENTING SOME CRAZY RAP CATZ IN THE YEAR 2002.
Returning to the plot: 50 is Marcus, a drug dealer attempting rap superstardom. But fiction and real life soon get intertwined in truly bizarre - even time traveling ways (how can the Kerry Commission be playing TODAY?!). That a tough childhood can be fodder for great works of art is obvious as Dickson demontrated. The problem is 50's life is actually more interesting; his family loved him. The family Marcus has to deal with as well the record industry portrayed are so unsympathetic it's hard for a viewer to cling to anyone to care about including Marcus. The best character is one called Justice but he's relegated to a few lines. Still there are some funny moments by one actor trying to be Ja Rule (?). Strictly for the hardcore fans. Get Rich or Die Tryin' is more interesting as to what might have been created, alas.
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