Review of All Eyez on Me (2017) by Latincritic13 — 15 Jun 2017

If you're a fan of Tupac or any other 90s hip-hop/rap artists like N.W.A, The D.O.C, Warren G and Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dogg, don't get your hopes up- because this movie is a bloated mess.. When you watch this movie for the first time, expect for this movie to be very different on how other biopic movies are setup.

First of all, Demetrius Shipp Jr. or the actor that plays and resembles as Tupac Shakur truly shines in this movie. He delivered everything in his power to give a good performance on portraying the king of 90s hip-hop in his first ever acting debut on the big screen.

Everything else on the otherhand, is a no-no. This movie has severe issues on pacing, direction, production, and especially screenwriting. The pacing of this movie is atrocious that you are watching a dramatic TV movie.

First of all, why did the director focus more on Tupac's downfall than his achievements? This is not how a motion picture biopic sets up with. All biopics needs to be historically accurate, not inaccurate or fiction based on a movie, well-known figure, or real life event.

Second, what made the director to lose more focus on Tupac's background instead of the whole story falling apart. Did he really know Tupac before making his movies? Lastly, why did he direct this movie??! Was it because of money or what?! I had high hopes for this film to be masterfully well executed as F.

Gary Gray's Straight Outta Compton, but no - it did not. However, when I looked at the production of this movie, the whole movie entirely felt like a movie that is meant to be made for TV rather than for a movie.

Why did the director and the producers go that route? They had almost an outrageous amount of a $60 million dollar budget to make this film happen. The budget is more expensive than Straight Outta Compton and Notorious.

When I saw the trailer, I anticipated that the movie will turn out to be good, but it ended so melodramatic that it made me not to watch this movie ever again. Lastly, the screenwriting of this movie has been written by three people, and the whole script itself affected the whole entire movie.

Have they not know how bad the writing of this movie was? The script made this movie feels entirely unfinished and so choppy that the director continues on filming rushed content than polishing up scenes that needed a reshoot to make it better for the final product of this film.

Overall, this movie was a piece of s#!t. I am deeply dissapointed how this movie has turned out to be. As a huge fan of 90s hip-hop and a rising film critic, I am completely disgusted of how the direction and writing of this movie has turned out to be and it is considered as one of the worst biopics I have ever seen in my life.

Good job Benny Boom, producers, and screenwriters, y'all earned yourselves massive criticism by real 90s hip-hop fans and critics alike.