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88
Viewer score based on 10 votes.

Critic Score

68
Critics' score based on 37 reviews.
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This film surprised me, I didn't think it was going to be as good as it was. Mr. Howard really has the talent to do other dialects that not all... s can do. Full Review

August 09,2008
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The home-studio recording sequences in Hustle & Flow are funky, rowdy, and indelible. Brewer gives us the pleasure of watching characters create music from the ground up.Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

The performances are accomplished, but the real star of Hustle & Flow is Brewer, a playwright who has written and directed a few other movies but who is effectively making a breathtaking national debut here.Full Review

Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Every good actor has a season when he comes into his own, and this is Terrence Howard's time.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

Unfolds in the satisfying fashion of classic Hollywood movies that strike a balance between grit and heart.Full Review

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times

I found Hustle & Flow hard to get into at first, if only for its dialogue. But DJay's turf turns out to be everyone's turf -- a jagged landscape of hopes, disappointments, folly and fulfillment.Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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