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Name: Notorious (Unrated)
Released: 2009-1-16
Cast: Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie

Notorious (Unrated)

NR
2h 9m
2009

52%

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Notorious is the story of Christopher Wallace who, through raw talent and sheer determination, transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become the greatest rapper of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. This story charts his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectation. Produced by Voletta Wallace (BIG's mother), Wayne Barrowman and Mark Pitts (BIG's managers), Notorious challenges us all to redefine our notion of what is "The American Dream."

Director:

George Tillman Jr.

Producer:

Voletta Wallace, Wayne Barrow, Mark Pitts, Robert Teitel, Trish Hofmann

Writer:

Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker

Cast:

Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

52%

Critics Consensus: A biopic that lacks the luster of its subject, Notorious is generic rise-and-fall fare that still functions as a primer for those less familiar with the work and life of the hip hop icon.

Reviews

Deep Focus Review

Brian Eggert

Notorious spins a myth that portends to be a docudrama, which is a little insulting when there’s so much more informative and enlightening material out there on the rapper, his life, and especially the circumstances of his death.

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TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Woolard also performs much of the film's music.

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Herald Sun (Australia)

Leigh Paatsch

This so-bad-it's-actually-almost-brilliant biopic has an endearingly dodgy way of softening up hard facts.

There's not many surprises here for fans of the big man or those new to his work but the music is great and a major plus point is that Sean 'Puffy' Combs (Derek Luke) is the film's producer.

Newcomer Jamal Woolard is a natural as the mammoth rapper, easily adopting Biggie's cheeky swagger and rasping speech... [But] the story suffers as it tries to capture every last moment of the rapper's life.

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:January 16, 2009
Languages:English
Captions:English, Spanish
Audio Format:
5.1

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