Review of Get On Up (2014) by Ydnar4 — 10 Jan 2015
Get On Up is an interesting music biopic. James Brown is one of the most popular musicians of all time. I find that the film got a lot of inspiration from Ray, the 2004 Ray Charles Biopic. The movie shifts back and forth in time regularly.
Chadwick Boseman plays the best role in his young career in this movie, and he really showing some potential to be a big star in the future. His performance will likely go without an Oscar nomination despite its excellence.
I don't know a whole lot about James Brown but I know that he suffered a bit of a downfall with legal troubles and drug abuse late in his career. They could've showed more of this and cut out some of the performance.
It seemed like they filled the movie with unneeded clips of James Brown performing. Still a good watch despite this.
This review of Get On Up (2014) was written by Ydnar4 on 10 Jan 2015.
Get On Up has generally received positive reviews.
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