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      Turn It Up

      R Released Sep 6, 2000 1 hr. 26 min. Drama Music List
      10% 39 Reviews Tomatometer 25% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score In the ghetto, the only thing more dangerous than a gun is a dream. And gifted Brooklyn hip-hop artist Diamond has a big dream to rise from the streets of New York to superstardom in the music world.... if only he can survive the ride. A hip-hop sensation in his own right, Fugee's founding band member Prakazrel Michel (known widely as Pras) stars as Diamond in the compelling urban drama. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 06 Buy Now

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      Reviewers say Turn It Up has a derivative feel, running through too many urban movie cliches.

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      steve d It may have worked if any of its musicians could actually act. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member it was good ja rule always makes me laugh Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review nilufer e The only reason I wanted to watch this movie was Jason Statham and he was all I got. No wonder why very few people know about it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie was decent. But Pras lacks acting ability, which really dragged the movie down some. His total, straight face, no emotion performance was needed during a few scenes but the rest of the movie he needed to show some kind of emotions or at least facial expressions which were not there. Ja Rule did a great job in his first role and had some great lines to work with. Worth renting but not buying. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member GREAT MOVIE, FROM BEGINNING TO THE END I WUZ DEFINETLY FEELIN' THIS. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Bit slow, quite boring and proditable, only real good bit is when statham kicks crap out of ja rule, Very poor for a statham film! If you like all the MC and rapping music and how a young MC tried to make his name in that business then it would be a good film for you! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Robert Koehler Variety Turn It Up is a hip-hop downer that makes the high-risk high-life of contempo gangstas seem glumly routine. Jun 6, 2008 Full Review Christy Lemire Associated Press Surprisingly, for a movie about music, the sound is lousy. Some of the songs sound distorted because they have so much bass. In other moments, the dialogue is so low, it's hard to understand what the characters are saying. Mar 5, 2007 Full Review Loren King Boston Globe It's a formulaic street-crime thriller with a message, and if Turn It Up doesn't bring much new to the genre, it serves it reliably. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal This is one of those pictures that is at its best when illustrating a certain kind of life in a certain kind of place at a certain point in U.S. history. In 40 years, it might make a valuable period piece. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 30, 2023 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion In the final analysis it's more exploitative than uplifting. Rated: D- Jul 24, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In the ghetto, the only thing more dangerous than a gun is a dream. And gifted Brooklyn hip-hop artist Diamond has a big dream to rise from the streets of New York to superstardom in the music world.... if only he can survive the ride. A hip-hop sensation in his own right, Fugee's founding band member Prakazrel Michel (known widely as Pras) stars as Diamond in the compelling urban drama.
      Director
      Robert Adetuyi
      Executive Producer
      Gary Ventimiglia
      Screenwriter
      Robert Adetuyi, Ray "Cory" Daniels, Kelly Hilaire, Chris Hudson
      Distributor
      New Line Cinema
      Production Co
      New Line Cinema, Paris Brothers, Mad Guy Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama, Music
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 6, 2000, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2012
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.2M
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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