Review of Straight Outta Compton (2015) by Mathew N — 16 Jul 2016

A beat that hits harder than you expected. A great biography with a lot of heart that keeps beating for other generations to hear.

This review of Straight Outta Compton (2015) was written by Mathew N on 16 Jul 2016.

Straight Outta Compton has generally received very positive reviews.

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If you're a fan of Cube and the gang, you've probably already made up your mind about seeing it, but if you're on the fence I recommend that…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 28 Oct 2017

It's overlong, the acting gets better as it goes on (Ice Cube's own son, O'Shea Jackson, Jr very convincingly plays his father) but the furiously…

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Strengths: Even if you aren't a fan of rap music, there's no denying that this is a straight up cool movie…

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By Casey P (88) on 22 Dec 2017

Jackson is spot on in the role of his father, Ice Cube, but this is an over-told story nowadays…

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By Dustin D (712) on 28 Nov 2018

Straight Outta Compton is an interesting movie, even if you're not a fan of NWA or gangsta rap…

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By Martin A (401) on 02 Jul 2018

Gran biopic que nos cuenta la historia de uno de los grupos más interesantes y revolucionarios de las historia del hip hop…

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One of the things I found so cool was how the music was in context with everything happening at the time...seeing it in context with the events…

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By Ryan T (1,220) on 11 Nov 2017

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