February 26th, 2008
A Review Of The Notorious B.I.G. Movie Screenplay
It opens with his murder and funeral, then doubles back to his Brooklyn childhood. We get a few scenes of Biggie at home, in the classroom, and on the corner dealing crack; there are some rap posters in his bedroom, and we see him fill a rhyme book during a nine-month prison sentence, but there’s no real explanation given for how he went from enthusiastic fan to one of hip-hop’s all-time most revered emcees. Nevertheless, by page 30, he’s signed to Puffy’s label, and from there it’s a mad, tensionless dash to the end of his biography, with all emerging conflicts — his mom’s breast cancer, baby-mama drama, various love triangles (Biggie, Faith Evans, Lil’ Kim; Biggie, Evans, Tupac) — resolved within a scene or two.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Looking forward to this movie. Also looking forward to the day someone is held responsible for BIG’s death. As long as the LAPD is involved we will be waiting decades.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Can’t wait to see it but I hope they do a good job with it. You can’t make something half-ass for Big.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
hmmmm interesting…
February 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
this got a negative review realtalk….and I’m happy about it(ask why)
February 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
why they gotta put that 2pac/faith thing in there?so does this really mean she gave it up?sad.
looking forward to the movie.the greatest rapper of all time!