Hustle & Flow Critic Reviews

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.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

Every good actor has a season when he comes into his own, and this is Terrence Howard's time.Read the full review

Unfolds in the satisfying fashion of classic Hollywood movies that strike a balance between grit and heart.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

The best thing Hustle & Flow has going for it is Terrence Howard's powerful performance.Read the full review

So much love went into Hustle & Flow that it almost glows with it.Read the full review

Explosive entertainment.Read the full review

It celebrates art, hope, and dreams, and you don't have to like hip-hop to appreciate the message or the way in which it is delivered.Read the full review