No dream is too big
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Jamal Woolard,
Angela Bassett,
Derek Luke,
Anthony Mackie,
Naturi Naughton,
Antonique Smith |
Director |
George Tillman Jr. |
Screenplay | Reggie Rock Blythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker |
Music | Danny Elfman |
Cinematography | Michael Grady |
Editing | Dirk Westervelt |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2009 |
Produced by | Bystorm Films, Voletta Wallace Films, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Genre | Biography, drama, musical |
Language | Strong, crude, abusive, vulgar, frequent, high impact |
Nudity | Sexual, full nudity |
Sex | Prolonged simulated sex with suggestive sounds. |
Violence | Moderate, mild blood. |
Prejudice | Racial and gender prejudice in context |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | Drug dealing, drug abuse, mild glamourisation in context. |
Comments | None |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 5 | |
Cape Times Betsy Sharkey | 10 | |
The Citizen Natalie Bosman Wallace is as powerful as the beats that infiltrate every aspect of the script. | 13 | |
24.com Ashlin Simpson Instead of exposing the ludicrous nature of East Coast/West Coast violence, Notorious will very likely reignite it. | 5 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Notorious is a good film in many ways. | 18 | |
eye Weekly Chandler Levack | 10 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers A new star is born in Jamal Woolard, who defines what it means to hypnotize. | 13 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs As a whole, the film is okay, but there just isn't enough here -- be that in terms of an engaging even if unlikable protagonist or enjoyable music -- to entice, entertain and/or satisfy non-fans of the artist and/or the music genre in general. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 32 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 119 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A biopic that lacks the luster of its subject, Notorious is generic rise-and-fall fare that still functions as a primer for those less familiar with the work and life of the hip hop icon. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 2989 Netizens I loved it. | 12 | |
Average .. 54% | 11 |