All Eyez on Me

Lionsgate | Release Date: June 16, 2017

4.5	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 75 Ratings

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DotTheEyesJun 17, 2017

The celebrated, contradictory, fast-paced, and short life of a hip-hop firebrand is sadly turned here into a pedestrian, unadventurous biopic. Among similar fare, it falls incredibly short of not just Straight Outta Compton, aThe celebrated, contradictory, fast-paced, and short life of a hip-hop firebrand is sadly turned here into a pedestrian, unadventurous biopic. Among similar fare, it falls incredibly short of not just Straight Outta Compton, a close-to-perfect and highly crowd-pleasing blend of cinematic flair and social commentary, but even the modestly entertaining and largely respectful Notorious. It is not a film of grievous sins so much as it is simply a boring one. Excepting a trite prison-interview framing device, it starts at the beginning of its subject's life and moves in a dutiful way from event to event to event, the cinematic equivalent of a Wikipedia article. Characters often converse in platitudes or as if they are aware they are in a biopic of an iconic figure. "I'm going to be a revolutionary!" chirps child 2Pac. He is shown hesitating multiple times before leaving the hotel the night of his murder in Las Vegas in one of those artificial moments meant to evoke calls of, "No! Turn around! Stop!" among the audience. Extensive lip service is paid to police brutality, poverty, and whether 2Pac can be a positive influence even while frequently embracing a hyper-masculine outlaw archetype, but the film's portrayal of urban life in the 1980s and '90s is unconvincing; it feels cheaply produced on a sound-stage and out-of-touch with reality in any visceral or tactile sense of the word. And I am honestly not sure how well it serves its subject in regard to either flattery or constructive criticism and reflection; Demetrius Shipp Jr. resembles 2Pac, but he does not deliver a particularly charismatic or dynamic performance. And the film is curiously disinterested in his actual music (songwriting, life on the road, designing cover art and music videos); it favors the fame created by the art to the art itself and almost plays as the story of a well-known young man who spent money, fought, had sex, went to prison, had more sex, fought again, and died abruptly...and every now and then dropped into a studio to rapidly, effortlessly record a verse, no big deal. There are a few other, rather predictable sour spots, too: the female characters can be sorted into the Matriarch, the Angelic Love Interest, and bit**** to be ogled by the camera (this is particularly uncomfortable during the film's hyper-sympathetic dramatization of a rape case). Oh, and there is a fair bit of bad lip-syncing.… Expand

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tropicAcesJun 16, 2017

Not sure what's with the smear campaign on here among users but this film isn't awful. It is sloppy and ham-fisted and overlong, sure, but it's not awful. It is basically the TV movie version of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, with all the concertNot sure what's with the smear campaign on here among users but this film isn't awful. It is sloppy and ham-fisted and overlong, sure, but it's not awful. It is basically the TV movie version of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, with all the concert scenes being the highlights. Sure an icon like Tupac deserved a great vehicle to tell his story, but this one ain't half bad.… Expand

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Nobilis1984Jun 17, 2017

Tupac ist eine Legende. Seine weltweite Bekanntheit ist der Grund warum der Film überhaupt in die Kinos kommt. Aber warum reicht nicht einfach ein Fernsehfilm? Tupacs Geschichte ist auch irgendwann zu langweilig. Die Darsteller bemühen sichTupac ist eine Legende. Seine weltweite Bekanntheit ist der Grund warum der Film überhaupt in die Kinos kommt. Aber warum reicht nicht einfach ein Fernsehfilm? Tupacs Geschichte ist auch irgendwann zu langweilig. Die Darsteller bemühen sich alle. Aber es bleibt ein besserer Fernsehfilm.
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Tupac is a legend. His worldwide fame is the reason why the film generally in the cinemas comes. But why does not reach simply a TV film? Tupacs history is also too dull sometime. The actors take care everybody. But there remains a better TV film.… Expand

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bfoore90Feb 1, 2018

Clearly attempting to capitalize off the success of Straight Outta Compton, All Eyez on Me is a decent biopic that glosses over and ignores what made Tupac a legend. Focusing mostly on his rap career, his rise to fame, his conflicts withClearly attempting to capitalize off the success of Straight Outta Compton, All Eyez on Me is a decent biopic that glosses over and ignores what made Tupac a legend. Focusing mostly on his rap career, his rise to fame, his conflicts with Biggie and Bad Boy Records and his untimely and still unsolved murder, it glosses over his activism, his poetry and his captivating artistry. Tupac was an incredible human being who died too young and this film doesnt do enough justice to his legend… Expand

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KirvinJun 20, 2017

The general audience views of this movie is shaped by which Tupac you loved in his music. If you liked the more aggressive thug life personification he portrayed then this movie isn't for you. If you appreciated Pac as more of the artsy andThe general audience views of this movie is shaped by which Tupac you loved in his music. If you liked the more aggressive thug life personification he portrayed then this movie isn't for you. If you appreciated Pac as more of the artsy and modern revolutionary then you'll like it. Now what's wrong with this film it's choppy and rushed at many points, especially when it came to the music video performances. Once you start grooving and embracing the moment...BAM its a hard cut to something else. This was true about many none musical scenes as well. I guess it was due to the amount of things that happened in his life but LT Huton and Benny Boom needed to do a better job. This film simply failed to connect to audience fully with any of the characters. Now even with all that said, it was still a good film but not the classic some hoped it be. I understood why it wasn't and that's because Tupac was simply a great artist, actor and thinker not Scarface. He had an interesting life and at the very least that was conveyed in this film.… Expand

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