Review of Straight Outta Compton (2015) by Jonathan G — 07 Mar 2016

Definitely an entertaining Biopic. Oscar worthy? Well, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" didn't win one, even with it's record-breaking box office power. Should it have been at least nominated? Possibly.

The Academy does seem to often pick the most obscure movies though. I wouldn't count its exemption from the ballot as being racially motivated, for sure. The film is just pretty straight forward. It brought nothing new to the creative filmmaking table.

However, the quality was there in acting, camera work, story. The soundtrack (although not original for the movie) is amazing! I definitely would recommend to viewers not familiar with rap culture and to the ones that worship it.

Rating: 8 / 10.