All Eyez on Me

The hip-hop icon gets the big-screen treatment – and not even a charismatic lead can keep this movie's head up.

2868d ago

One thing, however, is not debatable: the outstanding performance of Demetrius Shipp Jr. Not only does this newcomer bear a striking resemblance to Shakur, but his rendering is full of passion, fury, and deft strategies. There is little doubt that, in the future, all eyez will be on Shipp Jr.

2868d ago

Simply put, Shipp Jr. fails to capture Pac’s multiplicity, much less portray the depth of his talent.

2868d ago

The tension between verisimilitude and economy of storytelling dictates everything in All Eyez on Me.

2868d ago

Director Benny Boom’s biopic chronicles the rise and fall of troubled hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur.

2868d ago

Unpacking Tupac Shakur’s life would be daunting for anybody hoping to capture it in one biopic: Black Panther mom, turbulent childhood, theater school, hip-hop stardom, movie fame, criminality, charisma, rap feuds, prison, surviving a handful of gun battles, then tragically not surviving one at the age of 25.

2868d ago

All Eyez on Me, a fictionalized film biography of Shakur, directed by Benny Boom and starring Demetrius Shipp Jr., is not only a clumsy and often bland account of his life and work, but it also gives little genuine insight into his thought, talent or personality.

2868d ago

“All Eyez on Me” is one of the most useless music biopics ever made—it’ll be too confusing for newcomers and too underwhelming for those familiar with the work and the life of rap prophet Tupac Shakur.

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