G.
by Christopher Scott Cherot
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Actor: Andre Royo, Andrew Lauren, Blair Underwood, Chenoa Maxwell, Richard T. JonesDirector: Christopher Scott Cherot
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Movie Review: A word for teachers
Summary: 3 Stars
Without negating what other reviewers already have said about the movie itself, let me add that this is a great counterpoint to the Robert Redford version of Gatsby. If you can get past the language (it's pretty rough, especially with several actors' overabundant use of the "f" word) and a pretty graphic love scene between Summer G and Skye (though we only see their backs) -- hey, this is a PG, after all -- it's a nice update of the original movie. I show parts of G to my inner-city high school students after we watch the Redford version. They immediately see the similarities and point out the differences, and actually get enthusiastic about the story. G has never failed to help me help my students connect to the original Gatsby. Be careful and judicious in your use of G, but think about using parts of it to help students connect to the original source material.
Summary of G.
Richard T. Jones (Guess Who TV's 'The Wire') Blair Underwood (Madea's Family Reunion TV's 'Fatherhood') Chenoa Maxwell (Doing Hard Time Hav Plenty) Andre Royo (Shaft TV's 'The Wire') Andrew Lauren (Conspiracy Theory) Laz Alonzo (Jarhead The Tenants) star in G a tragedy-filled story of a young Great Gatsby-ish Hip-Hopper named Summer G who falls for a middle- to upper-class sistah while in college. After she rejects him for a fellow social climber Summer G spends ten years building a Hip-Hop empire and then moves to the Hamptons where he finds the object of his affections. Cinematic urban tastemaker movie which highlights an African-American aristocratic lifestyle.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 043396143951 Manufacturer No: 14395G. is an engrossing update of The Great Gatsby, set in the Hamptons and starring Richard T. Jones as Summer G., a self-made, millionaire head of a hip-hop label. Having risen from obscurity to make his fortune, Summer pines for just one thing: Sky (Chenoa Maxwell), the woman who dumped him back in college to marry the brutal, philandering Chip (Blair Underwood). Sky's feckless cousin, Tre (Andre Royer), a pop journalist, sets her up in an assignation with Summer, leading to predictable conflicts but with unexpected consequences. Co-written and directed by Christopher Scott Cherot, G. is also an interesting portrait of American wealth, particularly the collision of old and new money in the form of a biracial aristocracy coming to terms with a hip-hop elite. Strong performances alone are enough to recommend this feature. --Tom Keogh
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