Notorious

Earlier, I urged people to go check out Notorious, a film based on the life of Notorious B.I.G., and I hope this weekend you managed to get a ticket. In New York, tickets have consistently sold out every day this weekend, especially in Brooklyn. What can I say Biggie loved New York and everyone went out to support their slain king. Overall, the cinematography was pretty impressive and the acting wasn't half bad. As for Jamal Woodard's portrayal of Biggie, I was impressed. He does not have the style and swagger of BIG (no one does) but he brought a human factor to the larger than life rapper. He was able to convey the wit and humor that people who knew BIG knew first hand. Antonique Smith, Naturi Naughton, Derek Luke and Angela Bassett were great supporting actors. I wasn't really in love with Anthony Mackie's portrayal of Tupac. I have studied these characters since childhood and is an official fanatic when it comes to Biggie and Pac, I didnt find any real connection between him and Pac. Also, the timeline of events in the movie were slightly altered for dramatic effect. I give it a complete and solid 4 out 5 stars.

FYI, I did go see it in Brooklyn (in my mink) and it was a beautiful thing. One guy suggested that this could be seen on bootleg. His friend responded with, "Nah this is Brooklyn, I'm supporting this."

P.S. the box office sales are going to be bananas, "We did it, Brooklyn we did it."