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REAL NAME Sean Combs

RAP PERSONA Luxe-living, self-made tycoon

SCREEN CHARACTER Lawrence Musgrove, condemned death row convict in a Southern prison, whose guards include Hank (Billy Bob Thornton, right) and Sonny (Heath Ledger, left). His estranged wife Leticia (Halle Berry) has grown close to Hank, though none of them is aware of their mutual connections.

WHY HE'S GREAT More so than on record, Combs is convincing as a hard case (''I'm a bad man,'' he tells his young son). As a man numbed by violence, he gives a quiet performance that's surprisingly poignant.

EW MOVIE GRADE B- (Read the review)

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