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Why 50 Cent?

posted 11 years ago by icaptainchaos
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How does he get these "sensible" roles?

He is a pottymouth, but has perfect, sparkling, LARGE teeth.

And I mean HUGE teeth ...

How the hell did he grow those?

[–] Jimothy3 11 years ago

I sensed they knew he wasn't a very good actor and that's why he had such brief dialogue and the camera never lingered on him for very long.

I didn't have a problem with him in the role but the role itself felt inconsistent. A computer specialist that talks like someone from the ghetto?

[–] typhoon0000 11 years ago

The fact that 50 got this role (which he never deserved) and someone who might have worked his ass off to get a role by following acting classes doesn't get a chance just pisses me off

[–] RandomUsername010 10 years ago

Yeah, but typhoon0000, 50 Cent has been shot up, learn the trade of the music industry, has dropped dramatic weight loss for a role (All Things Fall Apart) navigated the business side of the entertainment industry and that's still not enough for people to think he has paid his dues? I'm not a 50 Cent fan but I do acknowledge he worked his butt off to get where he is.

[–] KeenanDX 11 years ago

The target audience don't know who he is anyway. He's just this random african american computer hacker.

[–] thomaswilliamboner 11 years ago

I thought he did a good job. I mean would Denzel Washington have been better, yes but it was a filler role. They didn't need a big name actor. He did better in this role than previous roles. The cool thing for 50 cent is he has worked with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Arnold and Stallone. Not many people can say that.

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[–] sfrsez 11 years ago

he is perfect when you need to complete a butt ugly cast

[–] sons7667 10 years ago

I read awhile back ago under the trvia escape plan is that the only reason 50 Cent got this role is because he paid $2 million just so that he could be in the movie & the producers really couldn't say no to that because it helped out with the production budget but oddly I'm not seeing that now under the trvia. I wonder why?

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[–] nomanjohan 9 years ago

You need to visit his candy shop, B%$#@.