Get On Up
Chronicle of funk legend James Brown, his rise from poverty to become the Godfather of Soul and one of music's most influential artists. From the director of The Help. Chadwick Boseman (42) plays Brown, starring alongside Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd and Craig Robinson.
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Flicks, Leonie Hayden
flicksGet On Up is at once the most unconventional biopic I’ve ever seen, and a shaggy composite of all of them. The only real difference is James Brown - but what a difference James Brown makes.
King of funk, godfather of soul ...
Charisma, dance moves, screaming from the heart, are some of the things that make this something to see and wonder. With 10% of his self belief, I would be a champion. There is truly only one James Brown. I will listen to his music again with a different perspective.
The New York Times
pressIt whirls and does splits and jumps, with leaps around in time and changes in tempo that are jarring and abrupt and that usually feel just right.
The Dissolve
pressThe energy never flags, the film conveys a deep love of Brown’s music (which fills almost every scene), and Boseman remains magnetic whether onstage or in quiet moments.
Rolling Stone
pressWhen Boseman shows us Brown doing his thing onstage, the movie comes alive.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIn Chadwick Boseman, it has a galvanic core, a performance that transcends impersonation and reverberates long after the screen goes dark.
Flicks, Leonie Hayden
flicksGet On Up is at once the most unconventional biopic I’ve ever seen, and a shaggy composite of all of them. The only real difference is James Brown - but what a difference James Brown makes.
The New York Times
pressIt whirls and does splits and jumps, with leaps around in time and changes in tempo that are jarring and abrupt and that usually feel just right.
The Dissolve
pressThe energy never flags, the film conveys a deep love of Brown’s music (which fills almost every scene), and Boseman remains magnetic whether onstage or in quiet moments.
Rolling Stone
pressWhen Boseman shows us Brown doing his thing onstage, the movie comes alive.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIn Chadwick Boseman, it has a galvanic core, a performance that transcends impersonation and reverberates long after the screen goes dark.
King of funk, godfather of soul ...
Charisma, dance moves, screaming from the heart, are some of the things that make this something to see and wonder. With 10% of his self belief, I would be a champion. There is truly only one James Brown. I will listen to his music again with a different perspective.
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