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Notorious

Notorious

2009
Drama, Music
2h 2m
The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

Notorious

2009
Drama, Music
2h 2m
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Avg Percentile 38.02% from 409 total ratings

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Rated 08 Dec 2017
70
76th
good movie
Rated 15 May 2010
3
26th
I'm sure the music is good but the movie doesn't do it justice.
Rated 30 Dec 2009
2
59th
No-no-notorious. Jamal Woolard shines in 'Biggie Smalls' bio-pic. He spits like the real b.i.g, gives him an emotional side and makes him human, away from the spotlights. I'm not too fond about the script at certain points and some characters are flawed, like his mother and Tupac. For what it's worth, it's quite a good film. The moments that Jamal is on stage, he truly is the embodiment of the late Christopher Wallace. If you enjoy rap and hiphop this is one not to miss!
Rated 21 Nov 2009
55
50th
Better than I was expecting, but still not a particularly good film. Also I think you kind of have to be a Biggie fan to really get much out of it. Does a good job of capturing the feel of the golden age of hip hop. A huge amount of the lines make subtle reference to lines in Big's songs, or notable quotes from Biggie. So if you haven't listened to pretty much all of his work then the dialog may seem kind of hokey at times. Naturi Naughton (as Li'l Kim) has a rocking body.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
60
45th
Bad casting for sure, except the role of Biggie, but there is something very charming about Notorious, it may just be Biggie himself.
Rated 16 Jan 2009
0
8th
Jesus, this is awful. And George Tillman, Jr. did such a fine job with _Men of Honor_, too. I should have seen the Hitchcock film again instead
Rated 24 Jun 2024
70
38th
pas mal du tout
Rated 27 Oct 2023
34
12th
Feels like a made for TV drama school production. Angela Bassett is the only person in the whole piece that does any acting at all. A bit of a travesty of what should have been a much more compelling story.
Rated 20 Feb 2020
32
21st
I'm not a fan of rap--at all--but the rapping was the best part about this. Formulaic, uninspired biopic.
Rated 11 Oct 2018
85
52nd
In better end of the rap film genre. Actually only 8 Mile, Poetic Justice and Belly are better than this.
Rated 29 Mar 2017
87
46th
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Rated 17 Nov 2016
43
21st
Fascinating story, but the film doesn't capture the true talent of Biggie, perhaps because Jamal Woorland raps himself. Furthermore, the acting and script could be better. Good scenes along the way, though.
Rated 16 Jul 2015
6
43rd
Entertaining biopic and the film did enough to spark an interest in the subject,
Rated 22 May 2015
50
29th
I had to watch this considering today was Biggie's birthday. Notorious is a fun little movie as it chronicles Biggie's struggles and music, but doesn't provide much other than entertainment. Woolard and Mackie are awesome but the rest of the cast kind of sucks and the direction is really annoying at points. I wish I could give this higher, but the entertainment value of the 80's-90's rap game isn't enough to make this more than average.
Rated 03 Jun 2013
60
47th
I learned a lot, so that is good. I guess. Not enough to start rap battles though.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
2
46th
The same-old self-made man myth in TV-movie cheese but there are spikes of quality - mainly during the musical performances.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
50
28th
Like a drunk on a bender, Notorious seems to have given up even trying to moderate its dependence on cliché.
Rated 20 Mar 2011
10
9th
"If there's something praiseworthy about Notorious, it's that it pulls off the remarkable, ignominious feat of making its deceased subject less likeable than one remembers." - Nick Schager
Rated 24 Dec 2010
1
0th
Notorious is merely pop product.
Rated 01 Nov 2010
65
42nd
Compelling but a little thin. A cool biopic lacking focus and detail.
Rated 07 Dec 2009
80
83rd
I know this is not a movie for everyone, but I did enjoy listening to some of Biggie's music, wasn't that big of a fan, but he was an intriguing person, especially with the whole East Coast West Coast thing going on. Jamal Woolard did a great job exuding the charm that Biggie had and it was cool seeing Biggie's son playing Biggie as a kid. The only person I couldn't get into was Puffy. Just didn't feel right as I was watching him. To me, he didn't feel real. Still this is a good movie.
Rated 31 Aug 2009
51
68th
i give it 51 so it will pass...its not shit but good not very...it talks about biggie like he was a mad dude
Rated 30 May 2009
79
84th
I've always been a biggie fan so I enjoyed this.
Rated 18 May 2009
50
35th
Passes the time.
Rated 18 May 2009
71
41st
As a fan of rap music I thought Woolard did a very good job depicting Biggie's talk, mannerisms and just the way he rapped, and I also thought DeVeaux as Lil' Kim was somewhat believable. But that's pretty much the end of the compliments. The rest of the film was all over the place, causing me to fade in and out of caring about the story. Poor job on the casting of some other the other important characters (esp 2Pac). Nice music at the end, but overall I was really disappointed.
Rated 20 Apr 2009
55
34th
Not as bad as I thought it would be. Jamal Woolard does a pretty good job depicting Biggie, the rest, like Tupac, Puffy, and Biggie's mom, tried too hard.
Rated 18 Feb 2009
2
16th
"...plays like a straight-to-TV movie."
Rated 13 Feb 2009
45
10th
I could write a long review, but let me put it this way: "Meine Fresse, wat für ne Kacke!!!"
Rated 28 Jan 2009
60
40th
I know the film is trite and dull but the subject himself, Biggie Smalls, had a very interesting journey. I admire his success at such a young age and marvel at the man's immense talent. Too bad this was the best treatment his story could get. Slightly better than a typical VH1 musician profile.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
9
9th
Sorry, don't listen to rap.

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