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Biggie and Tupac
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Based on 8 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by: Nick Broomfield
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 27, 2002
DVD: March 4, 2003
Running Time: 107 minutes, Color
Origin: UK
Summary
RATING: R for language
Starring The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Nick Broomfield, Frank Alexander, Snoop Dogg, Sonia Flores, and Marion 'Suge' Knight
This documentary investigates the still unsolved murders of rap superstars Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, the Notorious B.I.G.) and Tupac Shakur. (Roxie Releasing)
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Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis
One of the better documentaries I'd seen in years -- it plays like a suspense thriller because that's exactly what it is.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Compulsively watchable and endlessly inventive as it transforms Broomfield's limited materials into a compelling argument.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
At best, a half-finished puzzle, but Broomfield leaves you with questions that few investigators have even dared to ask.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Ted Shen
A wily and dogged inquisitor, Broomfield cajoles and confronts a variety of witnesses, charting a web of intrigue that also involved the LAPD, the FBI, and assorted gangbangers and rogue cops.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Broomfield conducts riveting interviews with a former LAPD officer, Biggie's fiercely protective mother and assorted hangers-on, but the actual thrust of his evidence seems almost irrelevant.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Neva Chonin
Has been called an exploitation of a tragedy, but in fact it's an expose of tragic exploitation.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
Those not well versed in the rap music world may be a little lost at times, but you don't need to know your Ice-T's from your Cool-J's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of California.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dave Kehr
Whether or not you buy Mr. Broomfield's findings, the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale Mr. Broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover.
Read Full Review >Film Threat
Perhaps that's what makes thus such a compelling documentary; it will grip even viewers who aren't interested in rap, as it cuts to the heart of American society in an unnerving way.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
This is Oliver Stone country, but Broomfield's self-effacing affect is more Woody Allen,
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
Broomfield's shaggy p.o.v. always troubles -- blurring the lines between tabloid and serious reportage, morbid curiosity and hard facts, objectivity and amusing, quasi-amateur stuntsmanship.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Richard Harrington
Tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Eric Boehlert
It's no exaggeration to say that roughly half of the interviews in Biggie and Tupac are worthless, offering no new information or insights about the rappers or their deaths.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Overall, the film is occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive, a footnote to a still evolving story.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Alona Wartofsky
Broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
This time out, Broomfield comes up with maybe enough halfway decent material for a 10-minute segment on a second-rate tabloid TV show.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Sinem U. gave it a 10:
It was reaalyyy good because i love tupac n i no more things bout him now.
Ignacio A. gave it a 10:
This movie is fun if u are intrested in tupac or biggie if u dont know who they are or u dont know their music then for u this movie is gonna suck. RIP 2Pac and BIG makaveli all the way.
Amber P. gave it a 2:
It was dreadfully done. For a documentary that could have been great it failed miserably. It was so totally random and all over the place and just awful. I don't recommend this, even to the most die hard Biggie or Tupac fans unless you have 11 bucks you feel like wasting.
Eduardo P. gave it a 10:
GREAT MOVIE.
Yim M. gave it a 10:
Good movie.
Katrina L. gave it a 10:
I really liked this movie because first of all Tupac is in it and it is also realistic. I think that Tupac is soooo fine!!!! -Katrina Lyn Macias
