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Carmen - A Hip Hopera (2001)

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Release Date: May 8, 2001 Wide

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Previously, and brilliantly, adapted as an opera by Georges Bizet, the Prosper Merimee novel Carmen served as the inspiration for this updated made-for-cable movie. Set in contemporary Los Angeles, the film stars Beynoce Knowles of Destiny's Child as the seductive Carmen, no longer an employee in a cigarette factory but instead an aspiring actress. The "Don Jose" character has become a cop named Sgt. Derek Hill (Mekhi Phifer), who after being ordered by his corrupt superior officer Frank Miller

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Drama

Directed By: Robert Townsend

Written By: Michael Elliott

In Theaters: May 8, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Aug 20, 2002

New Line Home Entertainment

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Cast

Beyonce Knowles
Carmen
Mekhi Phifer
Sgt. Derek Hill
Mos Def
Frank Miller
Troy Winbush
Porter
Wyclef Jean
Fortune Teller
Casey Lee
Blaze
Jermaine Dupri
Pockets
Da Brat
Narrator
Joy Bryant
Nikki
Sam Sarpong
Nathaniel
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Caela
Yuri Brown
Nori Lawson
Lil Bow Wow
Jalil
Bow Wow
Fred Williamson
Rah Digga

Critic Reviews for Carmen - A Hip Hopera

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A refreshing movie with plenty of solid performances and catchy rap numbers.

October 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Kevin N. Laforest

Apollo Guide

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Beyonce Knowles and Mekhi Pheifer are believable in this classic love story with a hip-hop twist. See this whether you are a hip hop & R&b fan or not...It is a rare treat.

October 5, 2008

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AWFUL. AWFUL. AWFUL! Just AWFUL! Everyone knows this was just an excuse for Beyonce to be the center of attention. A a child growing up as a Destiny's Child fan could appreciate this "musical," but once she grows up and sees this film in all its cheese-tastic glory, she'll see it as a terrible "hip-hop" knockoff

April 29, 2009