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Aug 1, 2014 · 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 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 · “Get on Up” boasts a universally excellent ensemble, and its secret weapon is Nelsan Ellis (“True Blood”) as Brown’s right-hand man Bobby Byrd; it’s no easy thing to give a supporting ...
Jul 29, 2014 · [Review] Get On Up. Dan Mecca July 29, 2014. Biopics, especially musical biopics, are both an easy sell and a tough nut to crack. Like the most resilient of sub-genres, the formula is so tried and true that to stray from it is to avoid what is obvious.
- Dan Mecca
Parents need to know that Get On Up is an entertaining biopic about the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Wide ranging, it covers both Brown's highs (groundbreaking performances and breakthroughs) and lows (the death of his child, domestic violence, smoking crack cocaine) and includes lots of mature….
- Universal Pictures
- Tate Taylor
Get On Up is at once the most unconventional biopic I’ve ever seen, and a shaggy composite of all of them. The only real difference is James Brown – but what a difference James Brown makes. Chadwick Boseman dazzles as “The Godfather of Soul” in a performance more Oscar-worthy than Jamie Foxx’s Ray or Will Smith’s Ali.
Aug 1, 2014 · Get On Up is the Hollywood biopic at its near-worst — a formless, extravagant assortment of historical incidents and lip-synched musical numbers, which ultimately amount to little more than a 138-minute showcase reel for Chadwick Boseman’s technically impressive and utterly opaque James Brown impression.
