Biggie and Tupac is so single-mindedly daring, it puts far more polished documentaries to shame.
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09/27/02
Biggie and Tupac (2002)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:37
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: This is a compelling documentary, even for those who aren't fans of rap.
Theatrical Release:Sep 27, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Hot on the trail of another controversial and provocative subject, award-winning documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney; Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam; Aileen Wournos: The Selling... [More]
Starring: Russell Poole, Voletta Wallace, Nick Broomfield
Director: Nick Broomfield
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Reviews for Biggie and Tupac
A worthwhile documentary, whether you're into rap or not, even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits roll.
06/12/02
In spite of its regurgitated footage, the film deserves to be appreciated for its courageous statement that challenges authority, points fingers, and names names.
08/28/02
Nick Broomfield's dishonest film Biggie and Tupac solves nothing about the rap world's most notorious murders.
09/26/02
Top CriticIn general, the film is a series of Broomfield popping up Michael Moore-style, unannounced, and drilling the unsuspecting subjects with invasive and blunt questions.
08/21/02
Top CriticIn exploring their deaths, Broomfield sheds light on his subjects' lives and art, reminding us why their loss still reverberates and their albums still sell in the millions.
09/20/02
Top CriticIt will grip even viewers who aren't interested in rap, as it cuts to the heart of American society in an unnerving way.
12/08/02
Bristles with the sort of passion and bold purpose so often lacking in contemporary nonfiction filmmaking.
10/03/02
Top CriticBroomfield seems to uncover a massive scoop here, revealing the multitude of people involved and the possible motivations behind the killings of his titular subjects.
06/30/02
An engrossing and rather suspenseful mystery investigation.
12/30/08
Compulsively watchable and endlessly inventive as it transforms Broomfield's limited materials into a compelling argument.
01/10/03
Top CriticThe fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that Broomfield's interviewees, or even himself, will not be for much longer.
08/08/02
The problem with Nick Broomfield’s documentaries is, well, Nick Broomfield.
03/01/04
[Broomfield] uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue.
09/27/02
Top CriticBroomfield reveals an ironic manifestation of institutionalized slavery that ties a black-owned record label with a white-empowered police force.
09/18/02
Broomfield is energized by Volletta Wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness, and because of that, his film crackles.
10/02/02
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.
10/24/02
Top CriticWhile Broomfield's film doesn't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture, it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.
10/02/02
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.
01/17/03
this film is not a love letter for the slain rappers, it's a taunt -a call for justice for two crimes from which many of us have not yet recovered.
09/16/02
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