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Year
2021
Runtime
126 min.
Director
Shaka King
Genres
Drama, Biography, History
Rating *
7.4
Votes *
0
Checks
2,386
Favs
107
Dislikes
10
Favs/checks
4.5% (1:22)
Favs/dislikes
11:1
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  1. baraka92's avatar

    baraka92

    I liked it, but I feel that it would've been better if the whole movie was told from Bill's perspective.
    Edit: Expanding on this, I feel that by having a completely subjective point of view, you would've gotten a more complex Fred. Bill would have spend the whole movie trying to figure him out, instead of being on his side pretty much from the get go. I feel that what we got is a puppy version of him (the trailer, while great, was very misleading). It reminded me of of Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton. "Oh, he was just a musician dreaming of making records" undermining other aspects of his life, both the genius and the... well... problematic figure.
    The movie is fine but... yeah! I can see a better take on Fred's life in the future.
    3 years 1 month ago
  2. BadFluffy's avatar

    BadFluffy

    Sorely disappointed in that one. It had everything to be brilliant but instead it's just meandering.
    It should have been focusing on Fred's words and actions way more than on the FBI and informant storyline.
    For the first hour, it feels like the longest setup to the most predictable tragedy but it's not even really that. It's just a bunch of actors, wasted in pointless scenes with meaningless dialog, waiting for the story to begin, and end, with Fred's tragic death.

    Hampton is still waiting for a proper biopic.
    3 years 1 month ago
  3. boulderman's avatar

    boulderman

    Good, powerful, great acting but I didn't feel it was very coherent in the second act and lost its grip... Final act was strong but wasn't a'great' complete film for me unfortunately 6/10 2 years 5 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #41 in IMDb's 2020s Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #568 in Academy Award - Best Picture Nominees
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