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    Hustle & Flow
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 105 (Feb 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, D.J. Qualls & Ludacris

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
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    Special Features
    Includes up-front ads, audio commentary with writer/director Craig Brewer, a 27-minute Behind The Hustle featurette, 15-minutes dedicated to making this movie By Any Means Necessary, a 14-minute Creating' Crunk featurette, a five minute glimpse at the Memphis premiere, six promotional spots, and previews.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 34565
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For sex and drug content, pervasive language, and some violence
    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 116
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2005
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/10/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Craig Brewer
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Djay (Howard) is a streetwise pimp and drug dealer from the ghettos of Memphis, whose dream of becoming a rap musician seems out of reach. He's able to drum up the support of old high school buddy, Key (Anderson), a church sound engineer, and they eventually enlist the help of beatmaker Shelby (Qualls). Finally, with the help of his lady friends

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture exhibits a color palette that is vivid and richly saturated, at times bordering oversaturation. Images are generally sharp and detailed, with nicely rendered textures, although the picture can appear a bit

    Soundtrack:
    Using the surrounds and LFE channel fluently for the impressive music mix, the Dolby

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