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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.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Tate Taylor
- 2014-08-01
With an unforgettable Chadwick Boseman in the starring role, Get On Up offers the Godfather of Soul a fittingly dynamic homage. Read Critics Reviews
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- Tate Taylor
- PG-13
- Chadwick Boseman
Get on Up. In 2007, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for his subtle performance as Ray Charles. Boseman exceeds that solid standard. Incarnating James Brown in all his ornery uniqueness, he deserves a Pulitzer, a Nobel and instant election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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.
Get on Up is a thoroughly entertaining drama with Boseman shining at its center. Full Review | Oct 22, 2021. Alex Behan Stuff.co.nz. As a biography, it glosses over a lot, but goes to the heart...
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...
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