Memorable, crazy movie

A Disappointing Continuation

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I don't know exactly what people were expecting, they keep writing bad reviews and giving the film a low rating. It's an MTV movie people. Overall it was not that bad. Very low budget, like a super long music video, lots of talent involved. Most of them even acted well. Half the people who were in this film wouldn't be caught dead participating in such a film in this day an age but it's nice that we have something like this to look back on. Beyonce acted very well in it (in fact her acting was better in this film than some of her more recent work.) I miss Mekhi Pfeiffer I wish they would cast him in more films instead of letting his talent go to waste. Mos Def was also good. Joy Bryant the serial best-friend was also decent. Also, it's a good thing to know that Beyonce can rap pretty decently. It was short, to the point and precise. Well done all!

I wouldn't say don't waste your time on this one, but if you do then indeed you do waist it, coz its a bad bad baaaaad movie. After 45 minutes it becomes so boring discipline is needed to keep watching and specially listening to the same kinda rap song again and again.Gotta say Mos Def give quite a good performance, the rest was baaaaad.Anyway this comment is too short, so Ill recommend people to watch it if you want to see one of the few movies in its genre. Or if you want to know what I'm talking about.And there's really not more words to spoil on this movie to warn people that its bad. OK?

This movie is fantastic and beyonce is best in this than anything else she has done. A role well suited for the multi talented entertainer. The script is well written and the whole movie ends with a mutual moral which can be asked both ways. The passion and class is well identified and real life issues are being brought on. Although there has not been a UK release, this movie is worth seeing if u haven't. A cast of talent and well worth viewing. There is no better words to explain this. If u want a well written musical with a sense of passion and sexual desires watch this. If u like musicals generally u'll love this. THe sound and flavour of urban music is well mixed with the originally classy style.

Poorly acted, unconvincing "modern" adaption of Bizet's classic opera. Saddled with a two-dollar production look and a cast of (with the exception of Phifer) unprofessional actors. One fairly interesting bit is a few parts which actually set Bizet's music to raps, which only works intermittently. Inferior to both the original and Oscar Hammerstein's similarly overblown 1950s adaption (filmed, if I remember right, memorably by Otto Preminger). All fans of musicals should avoid it, even though it holds out the promise of being a new type of musical. All fans of hip hop should avoid it, because it forces a cast that is incredibly talented in musical areas to act with hokey dialogue and no direction. It should especially be taken on for taking Mos Def, a genius of lyrics, and making him rap to mediocre lines written by some bozo the clown. Townsend should really be taken to the cleaners over this, and in the future he should probably be advised to look the other way when offered TV productions with a look like my mama's basement (and she hasn't got one, folks).�