Average Rating: 6.7/10
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Fresh: 38 | Rotten: 9
This is a compelling documentary, even for those who aren't fans of rap.
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 5
This is a compelling documentary, even for those who aren't fans of rap.
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Nick Broomfield, director of Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam and Kurt and Courtney, unleashes another provocation with Biggie and Tupac. Considering Broomfield's track record, that the film is dangerous, sensational, and occasionally very funny is no surprise. What is somewhat shocking, in a very rewarding and commendable way, is how moving Biggie and Tupac is. Using archival footage of the two rap stars and interviews with many of those involved, Broomfield uncovers significant evidence that
Jan 11, 2002 Wide
Apr 29, 2003
Channel 4 Television
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Compulsively watchable and endlessly inventive as it transforms Broomfield's limited materials into a compelling argument.
You don't need to know your Ice-T's from your Cool-J's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of California.
Broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient.
Most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and, no matter how Broomfield dresses it up, it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence.
Bristles with the sort of passion and bold purpose so often lacking in contemporary nonfiction filmmaking.
It's like a rap Rashomon. There's a million different stories here.
An engrossing and rather suspenseful mystery investigation.
Short on concrete evidence but long on compelling insinuation.
Unfortunately, the commentary does not answer many of the questions left unclear in the feature.
The problem with Nick Broomfield's documentaries is, well, Nick Broomfield.
Whether you like rap music or loathe it, you can't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie.
Broomfield doesn't bring us any closer to solving the murders of Biggie and Tupac but he does lend frightening credence to the possibility of a conspiracy of epic proportions.
Weirdly, Broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car.
Broomfield fashions himself a crusading hero, and it's likely that enthusiasm that helps him do his job, but it's the director's self-love that robs the film of some integrity.
It was really interesting learning about these two people and how their relationship turned from good to bad. It was quite confusing following all the peoples names as I know very little about these two. I liked learning about their early lives and their talent and found it very interesting seeing them go into the
November 22, 2009Super Reviewer
From the same documentarian that brought you Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam and Kurt & Courtney, comes our favorite conspiracy theorist with some interesting theories and oft-repeated questions about the murders of famous rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Though Broomfield's films definitely have a low quality
December 25, 2008Super Reviewer
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