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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 13 Aug 2015

An energetic, continually engaging biopic. If you don't know the N.W.A. story, you'll be fascinated by its many twists and turns…

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By Kofi Outlaw (158) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 13 Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton hurtles toward greatness, only to fall short in execution…

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By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 13 Aug 2015

The beats are fly, the story is nitty-gritty and the timing is spot-on, reminding us of just how shocking, raw and impactive N.W.A.'s music…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Houston Press (294) on 13 Aug 2015

While the movie itself is a mostly warts-free depiction of the group's rise and eventual dissolution, the circumstances described by the band…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 13 Aug 2015

This biopic doesn't come close to matching the impact of the titular album, but the material is so riveting that it's nearly enough…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Grantland (318) on 13 Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton is so beholden to the appeasement of so many artists and legacies and estates that none of it coheres as a movie…

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By Christian Toto (897) for LifeZette.com (19) on 13 Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton celebrates the gangsta rap era with a bit too much glee, but it's mesmerizing every step of the way…

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By John Swansburg (9) for Slate (2,081) on 13 Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton is, undoubtedly, a nostalgia trip, but, this being NWA, it’s one you take in a ’64 Impala with height-adjustable…

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By John Semley (121) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 13 Aug 2015

Besides the movie’s weight in our contemporary, post-Ferguson historical moment, Straight Outta Compton may also be the funniest, most exhilarating…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 13 Aug 2015

Rreaches back and recaptures the energy of N.W.A.'s raging, raunchy cultural moment…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 13 Aug 2015

Exhilarating from its first moments, Straight Outta Compton seizes its viewer and doesn't let go…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 13 Aug 2015

You can't get more current or more electric than Straight Outta Compton…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 13 Aug 2015

A riveting film about the birth of not just one rap group but an entire genre…

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By Katey Rich (412) for Vanity Fair (761) on 12 Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton earns its place in the pantheon of biopics that are good, just not as great as the artists who inspired them…

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By Clay Cane (203) for BET.com (238) on 12 Aug 2015

A superb film despite the group's problematic history, but N.W.A's past cannot be rewritten, for better or for worse…

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By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 12 Aug 2015

A fitting tribute to the world's most dangerous group and easily one of my favorite films of the year…

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By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 12 Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton does not reinvent the musical biopic as a genre; merely hone it to a razor's edge, transcending a rote repetition of…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 12 Aug 2015

A sprawling, overstuffed, formulaic but highly entertaining story of pop stardom…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 12 Aug 2015

The script is sharp, often funny, and compelling. It has one of the best ensemble casts of the year and the performances are superb…

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By Jay Cridlin (2) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 12 Aug 2015

More interesting than the hows and whys of N.W.A.'s controversial rise and fall in the industry are the inside snapshots of the industry itself,…

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