MOVIE: NOTORIOUS

MOVIE: NOTORIOUS

The Notorious B.I.G’s life reads like dream biopic material: tumultuous youth, eventually making it, then drinking, beatin’ on his women and feuding, leading to an untimely death. But just as the real Biggie was killed by a gunshot wound, his memory has been murdered by bad editing. Subplots trail miserably off before the audience is given the chance to engage. The man himself, played by Jamal Woolard, is a poorly characterized confusion. Equally disappointing is the film’s soundtrack, which fails to capitalize on one of the most prolific periods in rap history. Notorious‘s bland version of events is unsurprising with Biggie-buddy Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs as executive producer, but true fans may feel cheated by an inauthentic depiction of the thug life. (Millie Stein)

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