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60 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Derek Luke, Jamal Woolard
  • Summary: In just a few short years, Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation. (Fox Searchlight)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    A good film in many ways, but its best achievement is the casting of Jamal Woolard, a rapper named Gravy, in the title role.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    60
    Notorious settles into a curious comfort zone; it's half pop fable, half naturalistic docudrama. Not a bad movie, but nowhere near as strong as its soundtrack.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    30
    Absent the actual music, Notorious would be a lot worse.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. AshleyM.
    10
    I am a Big Biggie Fan and I know he died at the end but the movie move me so much to tears! He went before his time! I will always love Big Poppa!
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  2. JayH
    5
    The performances are excellent, but as a biography, it seems like the director had too much footage and threw together scenes resulting in a story which only scratches the surface of the title character. Too much is squeezed into an already too long two hour time frame. Perhaps a more skillful director could have pulled it all together.… Expand
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  3. CalvinL
    2
    The movie Notorious had the worse characters acting the role of the rappers, it was horrible my dad could have played tupac and the film was not detailed at all, the clips that were showed are every day clips you could catch on youtube or bet about biggie. Im a Biggie fan and it didnt make me see the name behind B.I.G. I think puff rushed this film and wouldnt recommend no one to go spend there money and time to see this movie, get on bootleg and I dont support bootleg movies It was horrible.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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