Boseman is closer to a caricature of James Brown than of the real man in this infuriatingly disjointed mess full of jumps in time that follow no cohesion or logic, and it doesn't offer any insight whatsoever into who the man was or what made him a "genius" besides being a complete douche bag.
This review of Get On Up (2014) was written by Leong C on 09 Jul 2015.
Get On Up has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
More reviews of this movie:
Review of Get On Up (2014)
Review of Get On Up (2014)
Review of Get On Up (2014)
Review of Get On Up (2014)
Review of Get On Up (2014)
Review of The Scarlet Empress (1934)
By Brian P (1,844) on 10 Dec 2006
Review of Affliction (1998)
By Kevin Lally (258) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000
Review of The Marrying Man (1991)
By Derek Adams (271) for Time Out (7,510) on 23 Jun 2006
Review of Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Review of Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
By Roy C (774) on 20 Feb 2010
Review of Coming Home (1978)
Review of Heaven & Earth (1993)
By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 13 Mar 2015
Popular Movies Right Now
