To be honest, this movie gets way too much hate than its supposed to. Judging from the trailers, and Biggie's biography, this was not something i was going to see on the theater. I was really let down by biggies biography so my expectations were not that high for this movie. I saw it last week, almost a month after it hit theaters and I have to say I was neither too let down nor was i impressed. The movie showed me what I already knew about Tupac, and i didn't see anything worth all the hype LT Hutton put into this movie. Apart from some things being pointed out as being false by Jada and others who were close to Tupac, you can get an actual first hand account of the events highlighted in this movie from documentaries and videos in YouTube. The people who developed the script for this movie did not in any way bother themselves with showing us detailed events in Pac's life, and every scene seemed to be missing something once we jumped to another scene. Even though he did his best, Shipp wasn't really convincing as Pac, and most of the acting in the movie was sloppy. Kat was okay as Jada. What annoyed me the most was Snoop's voice over. It was just stupid. On overall, the movie could have been better, especially considering the caliber of the person it revolved around. Tupac was a great story teller and poet, and he deserves to be rightfully acknowledged. He wasn't perfect, but he made the most out of the little time he had on this earth to do all the good he could for himself and those he cared for. I really hope that someday the right studio will actually buy the rights to make these biographies about artists and completely invest themselves in creating a rap movie universe. That way there wouldn't be any inconsistencies. In my view Straight Outta Compton was a great start, and the next movie should have picked up from where it left off, with the same actors reprising their roles where necessary.
Review of All Eyez on Me
