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Prakazrel Michel, better known as Pras from the top-selling R&B group The Fugees, stars in this urban drama based on both his solo album Ghetto Superstar and his novel of the same name. Diamond (Pras)... read more read more... is an up-and-coming musician who is trying to use his creative gifts to work his way out of the ghetto after the traumatic death of his mother. But he soon discovers that the music industry is nearly as corrupt and dangerous as the streets he's trying to leave behind, and Diamond is guided into a life of crime by his shady friend Gage (Ja Rule). In addition, Diamond must content with the unexpected pregnancy of his girlfriend Tamara (Tamala Jones), and attempts by his father Cliff (Vondie Curtis-Hall) to mend their contentious relationship. Turn It Up, which was produced under the title Ghetto Superstar, also features Eugene Clark and Patricia Velasquez. Madonna helped to produce the film through her production company, Madguy Films. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Robert Adetuyi

Release Date: September 6, 2000

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DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001

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Robert Koehler
June 6, 2008
Robert Koehler, Variety

Turn It Up is a hip-hop downer that makes the high-risk high-life of contempo gangstas seem glumly routine. Full Review

Christy Lemire
March 5, 2007
Christy Lemire, Associated Press

Surprisingly, for a movie about music, the sound is lousy. Some of the songs sound distorted because they have so much bass. In other moments, the dialogue is so low, it's hard to understand what the ... Full Review

Kevin Thomas
January 1, 2000
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

It has action and violence, to be sure, but it may prove considerably more serious and uncompromising than its audience expected. Full Review

Vicky Edwards
January 1, 2000
Vicky Edwards, Chicago Tribune

The film uses every standard urban drama story line in the book.

Stephen Holden
January 1, 2000
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Eventually Turn It Up deteriorates into a gory shoot-'em-up gangster movie with a quick-fix ending that leaves many threads dangling. It could have been something more. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

What's pathetic is that Turn It Up halfway wants its hero to serve as a role model, but neither the hero nor the movie is prepared to walk the walk. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
January 1, 2000
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Highly derivative.

Edward Guthmann
January 1, 2000
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

Pras and Rule look good, and handle their guns smoothly in the movie's elaborate shootouts, but there's nothing in their eyes, no spark or passion. Full Review

Loren King
January 1, 2000
Loren King, Boston Globe

It's a formulaic street-crime thriller with a message, and if Turn It Up doesn't bring much new to the genre, it serves it reliably.

Tom Sime
January 1, 2000
Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News

In his first acting job, Ja Rule reveals a magnetic presence, smoldering with rage and eroticism. Full Review

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