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New Gig for T.I.: Selling Used Cars
Filed under: Casting », Deals », New Line », Newsstand »
Confession time: I really liked ATL. I thought it was sweet, well-made, and acted with surprising skill by a bunch of people who had very little screen experience. Apart from young Evan Ross (who, by dint of being the spawn of Miss Diana Ross, was surely made for the spotlight), the person who impressed me most was T.I., an Atlanta rapper whose real name is Tip Harris. He was incredibly natural in front of the camera and brought a real vulnerability to his character -- how often can you say that about one of the zillion rappers who is trying to move into acting? So, it comes as no surprise that T.I. has scored another acting gig, this time in a project he and partner Jason Geter just pitched to New Line. The untitled film will star T.I. as one of the salesmen at an run-down Atlanta used car lot (Comedy? Drama? No idea.), and will be the first made by Grand Hustle, the previously music-oriented production company owned by T.I. and Geter.
Review: ATL
Filed under: Comedy », Drama », New Releases », Theatrical Reviews »
There is a wonderful, unexpected charm to ATL, a charm that belies its unoriginal story and cliched characters. In the hands of video director Chris Robinson, the film’s well-worn tale of growing up poor and black is given new life through a refreshing youth and an almost irrepressible joy that make the film a pleasure to watch.
ATL is primarily the story of Rashad (played with effortless charisma by Atlanta rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris), a high school senior whose parents were killed in a car accident three years before. Since then, along with his little brother Ant (the impressive Evan Ross), Rashad has lived with his janitor uncle (Mykelti Williamson) and quietly saved money in the hope that, though he expects to work alongside his uncle for the rest of his life, he’ll be able to help Ant get out of Atlanta, and live a better life. Despite his fierce exterior, there’s something fanciful to Rashad, from his meticulous cartoons to his reoccurring fantasies about being alone and free, with no problems and no responsibilities.
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