Turn It Up is a 2000 American action hood film written and directed by Robert Adetuyi, and starring Ja Rule, Pras, Faith Evans and Jason Statham. It marked Ja Rule’s film debut.
The film was released by New Line Cinema on September 6, 2000 to generally negative reviews from critics who noted it “patently absurd in both the details and larger aspects”; it was also a financial disappointment.
Production
Turn It Up was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Denial NiteClub, 360 Adelaide St. W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[citation needed]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on reviews from 39 critics. The website’s consensus reads, “Reviewers say Turn It Up has a derivative feel, running through too many urban movie cliches.”[3] On Metacritic, it has a score of 18 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating “overwhelming dislike”.[4] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “D−” on an A+ to F scale.[5]
