Witness the strength and
influence of street knowledge in director F. Gary Gray’s near-masterful and
fascinatingly raw depiction of N.W.A. and their meteoric and legacy-leaving
rise to stardom. A pulse-pounding, thought-provoking
and head-bopping origin story, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON tells an intricately and
compellingly woven tale of forged friendships, brotherly bonds, societal
acceptance and freedom of speech – all with heart, humor and great deal of
hubris. Minor setbacks here include some
clichéd melodrama (which is inherent to
the biopic genre in general) – as well as glossing the protagonists as a
relatively clean-nosed band of brothers that only held a mirror to their
surroundings, put pen to paper and dropped some sick beats… Their explicit lyrics lead me to believe
otherwise (perhaps wrongly, perhaps I’m
outta line). Outside of those minor
issues, this is a perfectly cast (like
seriously, this relatively unknown cast is superb), tightly directed,
engagingly written piece of controversial, must-see cinema. This is not a movie to be watched, it’s a
movie to be experienced. You may not
agree with their explicit, demeaning and extremely violent approach, but
there’s no denying its potent relevancy in the 80’s, 90’s and even today.
Starring:
O’shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr
and Paul Giamatti
Directed by: F. Gary Gray (FRIDAY, THE NEGOTIATOR and THE ITALIAN JOB)
Rated: R
Running time: 2hrs. 27min.
Story: In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war. -- (C) Universal Pictures
Directed by: F. Gary Gray (FRIDAY, THE NEGOTIATOR and THE ITALIAN JOB)
Rated: R
Running time: 2hrs. 27min.
Story: In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war. -- (C) Universal Pictures
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