All Things Fall Apart (2011)

"It's just a challenge, just another challenge that's all" Deon (50 cent) is a college football superstar. He is set to win the Heisman Trophy, play in the national championship football game and be one of the top picks in the NFL draft. Weeks before his big game he is rushed to the doctors and is diagnosed with a tumor. His days of football are over, and he is left to try and start a new life. Going in I was very worried...a movie written by and starring 50 cent...oh God...here we go. I was very very surprised at how good it was. I'm not saying this can compete with "Remember The Titans" or "Express", but I really enjoyed this movie. I have never been impressed by 50 Cent's acting, but he was actually really good in this. I may have been distracted by the physical change that he went through. Going from a ripped football player to a 160 pound cancer patient is actually pretty impressive and for someone to go to that length for a movie shows how important this was to him. Overall, a surprisingly good sports movie with a surprising performance by Curtis Jackson. I give it a B+.

Glad someone was finally realistic that sometimes there is no happy ending. You have to make the most of this life right here right now.

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50 Cent plays Deon, a college football star running back headed for the NFL and life on Easy Street. He has everything, fame, parties, girls etc. His kid brother, Sean rejects 50 cents lifestyle. He is the more studious type I gathered from the stereotypical glasses that he wears. Mom is Deon's main cheerleader, and dad, who has been there, wants Deon to be a more aggressive ball hog and less of a team player in order to attract the pro scouts. Even at home, Sean (Cedric Sanders) plays second fiddle to the football star. Deon can have any girl he wants, including the girl dating his brother.

However...Thing Fall Apart. Deon has the big "C" growing in his chest. Ray Liotta plays the doctor. While the family is in a waiting room, Ray comes in with an x-ray and shows the family the giant tumor in Deon's chest. Radiation and chemo. Dad, concerned about Deon's draft pick, wants to keep a lid on this in order to deceive the NFL. Mom is not crazy about the idea.

As Deon's life whittles away, he finds doors that were once opened to him have closed and life without being a football star is hard. Curtis' acting ability has improved since the last time I saw him, although it still leaves much to be desired. Strong performances by the supporting cast (not Ray Liotta of course.) There were some minor plot issues. Cedric Sanders made the movie more than 50 Cent.

F-bomb, sex, sex talk, no nudity

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I read an article last month about movies going straight to DVD and this one was mentioned. I remember there being controversy about 50 Cent losing a bunch of weight, but I thought the photos were fake for so long that I didn't bother following up to find out it really was for a movie. But that article made me curious about this film so I rented it.

And man, was this ever a movie! I really enjoyed it. I started off looking at the film kinda side-eyed when I saw that terribly fake dreadlock wig on 50 Cent's head (reminded me of Shemar Moore's wig in "Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman") but the movie got better. Originally I thought 50 Cent could only play the role of himself well (ex. "Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Full Screen Edition)") but he was REALLY good in this film.

He plays a star college football player who is trying to make it to the majors when he finds out he has cancer. This isn't just a movie about sports though. It's actually quite political and gets into the problems with the health care system. While watching this film, I kept thinking of an excellent book I recently read called "Hot Cripple: An Incurable Smart-ass Takes on the Health Care System and Lives to Tell the Tale." There's a couple love stories. Friendships tested. And the dialogue amused me because it was so realistical, especially his motormouth, vulgar friend. This should've hit movie theaters, but it's worth buying either way.

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Maybe i am dating myself but this was like watching a 2 hour afterschool special from the 70's.it was not good or bad, the characters were not developed enough to sympathize with. it had potential to be a "Brian Song" with more character development but it seemed rushed and out of order.!! give a A plus for effort and a c for character developing.

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