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Get on Up: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis. A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
- (26K)
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Tate Taylor
- 2014-08-01
Get On Up isn't a perfect-picture; there are moments of awkwardness, little gambles that don't quite pay off. But it's one of those experiments that's both flawed and amazing, a mainstream movie (with Mick Jagger as one of its producers) that fulfills old-fashioned, entertainment-value requirements, even as it throws off flashes of insight.
Aug 1, 2014 · Like most biopics, “Get on Up” plays like a greatest hits album of its subject’s successes and failures. A life as rich and complicated as Brown’s would require an HBO series. Here was a man who wrote civil rights anthems and suffered through a Jim Crow South, yet who considered former segregationist Strom Thurmond a grandfather figure.
Jul 28, 2014 · Film Review: ‘Get On Up’. Chadwick Boseman triumphs as James Brown in Tate Taylor's sturdy but sanitized take on the Godfather of Soul. By Scott Foundas. Is it possible for a single movie to...
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 30, 2019. Whilst issues with exposition and pacing threaten to deflate Get on Up, captivating performances and electrifying music set-pieces...
Tate Taylor’s Get on Up starts off with a literal bang. We first meet James Brown (as portrayed by Chadwick Boseman ) while he is wielding a shotgun and preaching about the best practices for using someone else’s bathroom.
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With an unforgettable Chadwick Boseman in the starring role, Get On Up offers the Godfather of Soul a fittingly dynamic homage. Read Critics Reviews
- (167)
- Biography, Drama
- PG-13
