Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/05/2007(USA)
Release Date: 01/29/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
A 21-year-old aspiring
hip-hop star from the Bronx is forced to put his career on hold when a gang of local thugs threatens his life and he is forced to seek refuge with his estranged father in Puerto Rico in this
musical drama from producer
Jennifer Lopez.
Rob (
Omarion Grandberry) is a New York City rapper who has gotten into hot water in his hometown, and now must flee to Puerto Rico. Upon arriving at his father's home in the Caribbean commonwealth,
Rob immediately forms a bond with his half-brother,
Javi, who introduces his distant sibling to the seductive sounds of
Reggaeton.
Rob and
Javi's outwardly divergent musical tastes ultimately blend to form a unique new brand of
hip-hop-flavored
reggae, and they soon begin to gain a loyal following that ultimately leads them both back to New York City. Yet despite
Rob's growing popularity in the music industry, the gangsters back in the Bronx are still hell-bent on revenge, and willing to gun him down at the first chance they get. Is
Rob's newfound status as a high-profile musical innovator enough to make him bulletproof, or could it be that he's more vulnerable than ever now that he's up on-stage for all the world to see?
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
