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Get on Up (2014)

August. 01,2014
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6.9
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PG-13
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A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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SpuffyWeb
2014/08/01

Sadly Over-hyped

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Pluskylang
2014/08/02

Great Film overall

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Juana
2014/08/03

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Fleur
2014/08/04

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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kisami777
2014/08/05

Chadwick Boseman's acting, in my opinion, was excellent. I really, really, can't believe or understand why he and this movie didn't win an Academy Award. Maybe because I tend to lean more toward natural and believable acting roles than those of generally expected, predictable roles. All the actors were so good and I just watched it again on TV (CTRC) and still enjoyed it as if I was watching it for the first time. That's when you know a movie is good...that's the measuring tool. Plus James Brown's life was an interesting one, no doubt. He rose through the ashes and made something of himself, almost as if, it was just plain destiny. Even though he was treated so bad as a child, it made him the man he became and nobody can take that away...nobody.

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curiousjasmine
2014/08/06

This film isn't quite as bad as Gigli or other movies I could never find it in me to complete but bad enough for you to question your judgment for picking it up in the first place and to rejoice when it's finally over.It was outlandish yet isn't categorized as a comedy which is the saddest part of all, maybe it is due in part to not being a James Brown fan but this movie just dragged out to me and made James Brown look like a bully and a minstrel character who happened to strike it rich because music surrounded him and he already had a knack for it. The film takes you from the time James was a child to him as a teen and then shows him in the industry.

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2fresh 2clean
2014/08/07

This is a good film about one of the greatest musicians in American music history. Could it have been better? Yes, but it was still good enough to keep me interested. The story line and plot were pieced together OK but the performances were great. With performers like Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer I thought the story line and plot would be strong and very well written but I guess the main concern of this film were the performances by Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick Boseman did an excellent job portraying James Brown, from the way he talked to the way he moved on the stage, it was great. So if you want a top notched powerful film you might not necessarily get it with this one but you still won't be disappointed because the performances in this film are excellent.

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Geeky Randy
2014/08/08

Biographical drama about the Godfather of Soul, told in a non-linear timeline of sorts, starting off with a drug-induced James Brown (played very well by Boseman, though the performance reeks of effort) toting around a gun because someone took a dump in his bathroom (an interesting choice of character development by director Taylor) and then jumps back to his sad childhood and then works its way up to his seemingly quick rise to fame. Bard (Ellis) seems to leave Brown's side for good several times, yet he always reappears without any explanation of amends. A hands down fascinating story of a fascinating man, delivered by a very talented cast and crew; but some inexplicable ways of conveying things surely hold this film back from its fullest potential.*** (out of four)

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