G (2002 film)

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G
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Directed by Christopher Scott Cherot
Written by
  • Andrew Lauren
  • Charles E. Drew, Jr.
Produced by
  • Judd Landon
  • Andrew Lauren
Starring
CinematographyHoracio Marquínez
Edited byRobert M. Reitano
Music by Bill Conti
Production
company
Andrew Lauren Productions
Distributed byAloha Releasing Inc.
Release dates
  • May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)(Tribeca Film Festival)
  • October 28, 2005 (2005-10-28)(U.S.)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,020,784

G is a 2002 American drama film directed by Christopher Scott Cherot. It is loosely based on the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Contents

The title character, G, played by Richard T. Jones, is a hip-hop music mogul who is looking to win back the love of his life, Sky (based on the character Daisy Buchanan from the original novel).

Cast

Release

G made its worldwide premiere on May 10, 2002 at the Tribeca Film Festival in the United States. It made its theatrical premiere on October 28, 2005 in the US, more than three years from its initial premiere. Since then, it has been released on DVD in Spain, Iceland and Hungary.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 29% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.7/10.The website's consensus reads: "Race and class struggles come to the Hamptons in this reworking of The Great Gatsby with a hip-hop flavor. Unfortunately, too many subplots and a lack of believable characters spoil an otherwise novel concept." [1] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [2]

Roger Ebert was indifferent about the film overall ("I wondered why the clarity of Fitzgerald's story line was replaced by such a jumble of a plot"), and felt that its most interesting aspects were what it had to say about race, class and money in contemporary America. [3] Scott Foundas in Variety was more positive ("a handsome, compelling drama... that more than stands on its own"), praising the acting and particularly Jones and Maxwell as the leads. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "G". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 9, 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "G". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ebert, Roger (October 27, 2005). "Diddy-ish 'Gatsby' not so great". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Foundas, Scott (May 20, 2002). "G". Variety . Retrieved February 28, 2024.


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