Notorious (2009)

The Worst Film Ever

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I know a director needs to stick to reality when he does a movie based on real events, but somehow, I can't help but think that he could have done a lot more with the story of a Hip Hop star who got murdered in strange circumstances. Notorious rose to stardom in the blink of an eye, at least for the American audience. His catchy lyrics and great personality made him a superstar in no time. However, a sort of conflict between the East and West Coast emerged, and the resulting tension that arose form the situation ended up with the lives of two of the brightest rap stars of the decade. Now, the disappointing is that everything I just wrote I already knew before watching the movie. What else did I learn? Well Notorious seemed a bit of a nerd when he was young, he slept with loads of women, and smoked pot. I could have guessed 2 out of these 3. I don't think Notorious is a particularly good or bad movie. Just very average, but I have the sneaky feeling you can get a better deal but watching some of the documentaries about his life on Youtube.

I remember watching Notorious one night when I couldn't sleep and I was under the weather so I thought why not.I have been curious about the film and do enjoy motion pictures based on music stars.However Notorious is not one of those films that did it justice not even close. It does showcase some of the facts we know about the Notorious B.I.G. such as his friendship with Tupac before they became rivals, his rise to fame and his relationship with Faith EvansIt also shows how the famous East Coast West Coast Rap War begin so the film did some things but still wasn't enough to make the film true to the Notorious B.I.G.They did too much and it just feels like they wanted a rush movie and I don't know if half of the events of the film were true because I have had watch and listen to different stories about Biggie Smalls but yet most of the film I don't feel like they knew what they were doingThe acting is just mix at best because while Jamal Woolard did research and listening and did everything he could to give us the look of Notorious B.I.G. I will give him credit for at least trying. Anthony Mackie as Tupac is just a mix results that is hard to give it justice Derek Luke as Sean "Puffy" Combs I actually don't remember how I felt about his performance.All together it just feels like a wasted chance to talk about perhaps one of the greatest artists who ever came to music and it just feels like a real disappointmentI suggest finding looking for other movies based on true events and not this film. I give Notorious an 4 out of 10

Just finished watching Notorious and I wish I could undo seeing it. I like rap music and all but this movie was awful. I tolerated "Get rich or die trying" and "ATL", but not this one. The actor who played Biggie was not believable at all. The only thing that made it semi watchable was the occasional female nudity. The actor who played tupac also played "Papa Doc" from "8 Mile" and was much better in that movie. This movie was definiely over hyped and over produced. It seemed like they had enough movie to make a great movie, but I just wasn't feeling it from the actors themselves. They need to go back to acting school and relearn the basics.

I loved Oliver Stone's The Doors. Though Jim Morrison was an unlikable guy, the film was compelling and I loved the music and the way the story was told. That movie was a masterpiece. When I was watching Notorious, the film about the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., I had a hard time finding anything enjoyable about it at all. The film tells the story of Notorious B.I.G.(Jamal Woolard) , his short time of fame, and his rise and fall. It shows his relationships between his wives, girlfriend, his mother, and Tupac,until(spoiler alert for anybody who actually cares)his death in 1997.I know i'm disrespecting the dead here, but this guy was not likable. He was a cheater. He cheated on his wife, he cheated on his mistress, he cheated on his mistress's mistress. He was a bad father, a bad son, a bad husband, and(please don't kill me, America), a bad musician.I don't like any of his songs, so thats why the extended concert sequences(there are plenty of them)get very aggravating after a while. Watching him do all of this stuff really got under my skin. Every time he would screw somebody, I would think" who in their right minds would screw him?"I was also thinking," How could anybody enjoy a movie about a fat black adulterer who does a lot of drugs and never stops?" I know I don't. I really started hating the film once Biggie grew up, which took about five minutes. Obviously, the director was a fan, and this is a love letter to him. But the end is the thing that really got under my skin. It shows all of this footage of people who were heartbroken after he died. And I was thinking"He wasn't Jesus". They made it seem like he'd done something for America. I know what he did: He took up space.I am not a racist. And i'm sorry for all the fans i've disrespected in this one review. But I really couldn't stand this repetitive and boring biopic that doesn't really go anywhere. I really hated this movie. "Birthdays was the worst days, now we're drinking champagne when we're thirstay". Thats a B.I. G. quote. The movie will want you to go chug some scotch afterwards. Skip it.D