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Straight Outta Compton is a biopic that's built to last, thanks to F. Gary Gray's confident direction and engaging performances from a solid cast.
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The movie has inescapable verve, capturing why its subjects mean every bit as much as The Sex Pistols or Rolling Stones. January 1, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The movie has inescapable verve, capturing why its subjects mean every bit as much as The Sex Pistols or Rolling Stones.
Danny Leigh
It's far from being a full and frank account. September 3, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It's far from being a full and frank account.
Sandra Hall
The young cast are so convincing on stage it's easy to forget you're not watching the real thing. August 30, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The young cast are so convincing on stage it's easy to forget you're not watching the real thing.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Straight Outta Compton is an unwieldy, expletive-strewn sprawl of a musical biopic. August 28, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Straight Outta Compton is an unwieldy, expletive-strewn sprawl of a musical biopic.
Geoffrey Macnab
The NWA story is told in the style of a luxe, classic-era studio biopic. And it's scintillating. August 27, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The NWA story is told in the style of a luxe, classic-era studio biopic. And it's scintillating.
Craig Williams
Gray's camera bobs and weaves around the action like a wary boxer, giving the story an athletic urgency. August 27, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Gray's camera bobs and weaves around the action like a wary boxer, giving the story an athletic urgency.
Robbie Collin
It does justice to N.W.A's biography in a very entertaining way. [Full review in Spanish] June 26, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
It does justice to N.W.A's biography in a very entertaining way. [Full review in Spanish]
Yasser Medina
Straight Outta Compton serves its subject well, and couldn't have come at a more relevant time. April 8, 2020 | Full Review…
Straight Outta Compton serves its subject well, and couldn't have come at a more relevant time.
Dan Scully
Even if you're not a fan of the N.W.A, you should be able to enjoy "Straight Outta Compton"; what's more, the film may actually turn you into one. [Full review in Spanish] March 20, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Even if you're not a fan of the N.W.A, you should be able to enjoy "Straight Outta Compton"; what's more, the film may actually turn you into one. [Full review in Spanish]
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
If you're a fan of rap and hip hop, odds are you'll love Straight Outta Compton. If not, you'll still enjoy it with the great performances and excellent filmmaking on display. February 13, 2020 | Full Review…
If you're a fan of rap and hip hop, odds are you'll love Straight Outta Compton. If not, you'll still enjoy it with the great performances and excellent filmmaking on display.
Tim Brennan
Straight Outta Compton is disciplined, professional filmmaking where the director has enough sense to know his subject matter is so epic that telling the story straight is enough to make it work. January 10, 2020 | Full Review…
Straight Outta Compton is disciplined, professional filmmaking where the director has enough sense to know his subject matter is so epic that telling the story straight is enough to make it work.
Chris McCoy
The powerful and record-breaking film was written by Andrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman, and is an absolute must-see! August 14, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
The powerful and record-breaking film was written by Andrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman, and is an absolute must-see!
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