Movie Commentary

Opening Acts

Do you buy Faith Hill as a Stepford wife, Justin Timberlake as a reporter, and Pink as Janis Joplin? We size up the chances these singers and six others will rock in their big-screen debuts
| Jun 08, 2004
Faith Hill, actress? Read about 9 singers' film debuts | 14924__ashanti_l
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Ashanti

MOVIE ''Coach Carter''

WHEN Jan. 14, 2005

PLAYING Kyra, the pregnant girlfriend of a benched high school hoops star (''Finding Forrester'''s Rob Brown)

WHAT'S THE STORY? Samuel L. Jackson plays real-life Richmond, Calif., coach Ken Carter, who in 1999 disqualified his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance.

WHY SHE MIGHT ROCK Ashanti does much of her best work in tandem with gruff guys (she's dueted with rappers Fat Joe and Ja Rule).

WHY SHE MIGHT HIT A SOUR NOTE Still, we're having a hard time picturing the pampered R&B princess as a struggling, pregnant high schooler.

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