I know "if you can't say something nice..." I enjoyed it, but - and I almost feel bad saying it, because of the critical and popular success "Hustle and Flow" has enjoyed - in a "Show Girls" kinda way. I think "cartoonish" is the best adjective I can come up with. "Corny" is about right... I know a lot of people, whose opinions I respect, who like this movie - and I did find it entertaining - but I'd be really surprised to see anyone defending it a few years down the line. The story, dialogue, acting: all pretty silly, but it is an entertaining "party movie" (once you realize that it's a cartoon). My advice is to expect some light-hearted laughs (and maybe that was my misstep, expecting to take this movie seriously.) Sorry to be mean, but I think the money's been made, etc. Disclaimer: I don't get a few things that everyone seems to dig, like the band REM, for example.