Notorious (2009)

Release date: 2009-01-16
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Production Co: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Voletta Wallace Films, Bystorm Films
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Rating: 6.7/10
Length: 2h 2min

Storyline

NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

Plot Keywords

death, gun, shot to death, funeral, female rear nudity, fellatio, drug dealing, drug dealer, death threat, crack cocaine, concert, cleavage, cigarette smoking, gold tooth, pistol, photo shoot, party, obesity, murder, mother son relationship

Short Review

The inclusion of real-life footage and re-enacted YouTube clips is an interesting idea, but with each awkward stab at a new shooting style, Tillman Jr moves closer towards disgracing his subject with yet another hack job.