Instances of artists finding success in both music
and film are increasingly common these days, but few are as baffling as
the case of Fred Durst. Best-known as the endlessly annoying frontman of Limp
Bizkit, the '90s "nu metal" band whose hits include the head-banging frat-house
anthem "Nookie," Durst has somehow successfully transitioned to a career as a
Hollywood director. His first studio effort,
The Longshots, an inspirational drama about the first girl ever to play Pop
Warner football, debuts this Friday.
That's right -- the one-time rocker whose on-stage
shtick included climbing out of a giant toilet during performances is now
directing family flicks. Perhaps not coincidentally, the film stars another crossover artist and one-time badboy, Ice Cube.
What do the critics (or "haters," as they're
known in the rap-rock parlance) think of Durst's studio debut? Hard to tell -- it appears that
The Longshots wasn't screened for critics.