I don't have too much time right now, so I'll make this quick. I watched this film with low expectations and I got better than what I had in mind. It has fantastic performances by every actor (especially Jamal Woolard as Biggie), but with that said, I'm afraid that this film just focused too much on the negative side of Biggie, rather than his main contributions.
Of course, the music is great, the cinematography is pretty good, it's well directed and extremely well acted (that's twice I've said that, stop me the next time I bring it up), but there's just such a negative flow to the whole film and that pretty much brought it down from my original rating of 8 to a 6.
Yes, it did exceed my expectations, but not by much. Right when I felt that I was impressed, I was let down tremendously, but not enough to give it a bad review. It's a good movie and deserves to be recognized, but I just really wished that they had focused much more on the positive side of Biggie's life rather than all the negative.
By the way, I'm not a fan of rap music so this is a totally neutral review.
Of course, the music is great, the cinematography is pretty good, it's well directed and extremely well acted (that's twice I've said that, stop me the next time I bring it up), but there's just such a negative flow to the whole film and that pretty much brought it down from my original rating of 8 to a 6.
Yes, it did exceed my expectations, but not by much. Right when I felt that I was impressed, I was let down tremendously, but not enough to give it a bad review. It's a good movie and deserves to be recognized, but I just really wished that they had focused much more on the positive side of Biggie's life rather than all the negative.
By the way, I'm not a fan of rap music so this is a totally neutral review.