Review of Get On Up (2014) by Riverpoet62 — 08 Aug 2014

Boseman's portrayal of James Brown is fascinating, and this film does a great job of showing his determination and sheer genius. But that's where my compliments stop. The script jumps around all over the place, and skims over important details like the death of his son and his descent into drugs and ruin.

It spends much more time explaining his pathology by way of flashbacks to his childhood. A good editor and better director (is Mick Jagger broke?!) could have brought in a great movie in under 2:18.