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Get on Up (2014)

PG-13 08/01/2014 Drama, Music, History 2h 19m
68%
User
Score
6.9/10
80%
71/100

The Funk Don't Quit

Overview

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Tate Taylor

Director

Steven Baigelman

Screenplay

Jez Butterworth

Screenplay

John-Henry Butterworth

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

James Brown

Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Bobby Byrd

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Ben Bart

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Susie Brown

Lennie James

Lennie James

Joe Brown

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Syd Nathan

Jill Scott

Jill Scott

DeeDee Brown

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Aunt Honey

Nick Eversman

Nick Eversman

Mick Jagger

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Media

Chadwick Boseman as James Brown - Extended Preview

Chadwick Boseman as James Brown - Extended Preview

The Story of James Brown

The Story of James Brown

Chadwick Boseman Performs at the Boston Garden

Chadwick Boseman Performs at the Boston Garden

Official International Trailer

Official International Trailer

Trailer 2

Trailer 2

Trailer

Trailer

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written on October 25, 2020

Chadwick Boseman is terrific, but <em>'Get on Up'</em> is missing something that would make it a great biopic.

I still very much enjoyed it, I always tend to find biographical films interesting - especially when I don't know too much about the person(s) in question, as is the case with James Brown here; I've always known of him and his major songs, but that's about it.

Boseman leads strongly, carrying the film really. That's not to say he's alone in terms of the onscreen talent, as there are others who I liked. Dan Aykroyd is solid, while Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis are welcomed cast members. The brilliant Lennie James is also involved, admittedly in a relatively small role.

With all that noted, I just felt there was something missing. I can't exactly pinpoint what that is. On...

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