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By Ian R (982) on 31 Jan 2017

Decent, but I felt it never really did a great job in telling you why Brown was so amazing and important and focused more on all the nasty…

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By Janice P (37) on 02 Nov 2016

There might be a genuinely good film hiding in here, but the filmmakers have done a great job of trying to cover it up.Chadwick Boseman makes…

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By Ryan C (2,517) on 13 Sep 2016

A larger than life entertainer, James Brown was an unstoppable, hardworking singer that rose from a rough upbringing to become one of the most…

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By Jose L (294) on 15 Aug 2016

Chadwick Boseman does a great job of playing James Brown, but the film itself wasn't great…

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By Iain M (119) on 13 Aug 2016

There is a scene of a rehearsal in a hotel where the saxophonist ain't happy - I dare you to watch and listen and not feel the funk, this is…

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By Scott J (1,156) on 06 Aug 2016

Chadwick Boseman is friggin' fantastic in this…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 15 Jul 2016

Great performances but at 138 minutes, this ends up being an endurance test…

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By Becky F (179) on 06 Jul 2016

I do love a biopic of a musician…

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By Cooper H (402) on 04 Jul 2016

Chadwick Boseman is electric in the role of James Taylor. The story follows his rise in fame, but fall in his personal life…

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By Russ B (1,141) on 20 Jun 2016

Get On Up is a biopic starring Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, an entertainer known as the Godfather of Soul…

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By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 28 May 2016

As prodigious a talent as Prince was, he only altered the funk. The megalithic, trail-blazing talent of James Brown birthed it…

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By Joshua M (939) on 23 May 2016

Unfortunately, this film is a little too soft-handed on its subject, and it does not go deep enough into exploring all of the complexities…

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By Ahmed S (177) on 19 May 2016

Get on Up sure has its flaws, but the stellar performance by Chadwick Boseman could carry the weight of the whole movie and allows the audience…

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By Kurt F (320) on 01 May 2016

5/3/16 Unfortunately, there just isn't much of a story here, outside of his horrible upbringing…

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By Brad S (2,657) on 30 Apr 2016

Great performance from Boseman, but in a mixed bag bio film that seems to have an identity crisis…

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By Bill Newcott (157) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 17 Apr 2016

Musically explosive, emotionally powerful and flat-out funky, Get on Up tells the outrageous life story of James Brown with a quirky brilliance…

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By Wes T (144) on 14 Apr 2016

Get On Up is entertaining and just might make you break out in a cold sweat…

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By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 11 Apr 2016

Worthy of its subject and the dollars of music and film fans alike. As roundly entertaining as any biopic in recent memory…

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By Liesl E (75) on 04 Apr 2016

A good biopic. Chadwick Boseman does a fine job as James Brown and gives an excellent performance…

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By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 26 Mar 2016

Boseman is the highlight, of course, and Taylor is smart to keep his leading man front-and-center in every, single scene…

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