An average movie

Even though it was a movie I wanted to watch for quite some time, to be honest, I can't really remember why I wanted to watch it in the first place. Well, after watching the damned thing, I'm still wondering. Anyway, like many other music artists before and after them, Outkast decided to make a movie and, while usually it is a rather misguided idea resulting in some of the worst movies out there, I have to admit that this one was actually watchable. I mean, I was still rather bored through the whole duration and I never cared about the story or the characters involved but it was technically well made and the songs were decent enough. Still, I think the musical scenes would have worked better if the singing would have been done live instead of being pre-recorded. Furthermore, even if I always had a weak spot for Paula Patton, who was maybe the reason why I actually ended up watching this flick, they should have gone for an actual singer for this part. Finally, the acting was rather weak in general but the actors were not helped with this material which was just so generic. Finally, I wonder why Oukast went for the bootlegging area. Maybe it was because so many rappers have already been involved in some hood movies so, even if they stil wanted to do a gangster flick, they wanted to do something slightly more original. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, in this genre, I have seen far worse so it was still a decent attempt from these guys and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are fan of Outkast.

6/10