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Get on Up

2014

Tate Taylor

Chadwick Boseman, David Andrew Nash, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis ...

6.3

2,469

Drama Chadwick Boseman stars as James Brown. From a childhood spent in poverty to his emergence as the Godfather of Soul, Brown's incredible life story is one of talent, determination, and perseverance.

	Author	Review
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Chadwick Boseman is in the groove from the first frame to the last (...) Taylor aims, admirably if not always successfully, to break or at least shake up the conventional biopic mold"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Boseman tears into the role like a man possessed. You can't take your eyes off him (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"Is it possible for a single movie to capture James Brown in all his multitudes, contradictions and reinventions? Probably not, but “Get On Up” makes an admirable, fitfully successful stab"	POS
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for his subtle performance as Ray Charles. Boseman exceeds that solid standard. Incarnating James Brown in all his ornery uniqueness, he deserves (...) instant election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"	POS
United States	Jen Chaney The Washington Post	"These kinds of Hollywood pop stardom portraits usually flop or fly based on their casts and the ebullience of their musical scenes. 'Get on Up' wins on both fronts (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Connie Ogle Miami Herald	"Boseman’s charisma is irresistible (...) But the movie never truly touches you emotionally (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"It’s the powerful, raw, energized performance by Chadwick Boseman that makes this film worth seeing (...) a four-star performance in a three-star movie (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"Uncannily perfect (...) You have to see this thing (....) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"One funk-tastic musical biopic (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Get On Up' too often plays it safe when it needs to be dangerous (...) The best thing the movie has going for it is Chadwick Boseman's live-wire channeling of Brown"	NEU
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"'Get on Up' belongs, as it must, to Boseman, who delivers the kind of charisma, showmanship, sex appeal, and tireless energy that allows us to believe him as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business"	POS

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