Biggie and Tupac
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: September 27, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
One of the better documentaries I'd seen in years -- it plays like a suspense thriller because that's exactly what it is. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Compulsively watchable and endlessly inventive as it transforms Broomfield's limited materials into a compelling argument. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
At best, a half-finished puzzle, but Broomfield leaves you with questions that few investigators have even dared to ask. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
A wily and dogged inquisitor, Broomfield cajoles and confronts a variety of witnesses, charting a web of intrigue that also involved the LAPD, the FBI, and assorted gangbangers and rogue cops. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Broomfield conducts riveting interviews with a former LAPD officer, Biggie's fiercely protective mother and assorted hangers-on, but the actual thrust of his evidence seems almost irrelevant. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleNeva Chonin
Has been called an exploitation of a tragedy, but in fact it's an expose of tragic exploitation. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Those not well versed in the rap music world may be a little lost at times, but you don't need to know your Ice-T's from your Cool-J's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of California. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Deceptively rambling, shrewdly ragtag documentary. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Whether or not you buy Mr. Broomfield's findings, the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale Mr. Broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover. Read full review
70
Film Threat
Perhaps that's what makes thus such a compelling documentary; it will grip even viewers who aren't interested in rap, as it cuts to the heart of American society in an unnerving way. Read full review
60
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
This is Oliver Stone country, but Broomfield's self-effacing affect is more Woody Allen, Read full review
50
VarietyDennis Harvey
Broomfield's shaggy p.o.v. always troubles -- blurring the lines between tabloid and serious reportage, morbid curiosity and hard facts, objectivity and amusing, quasi-amateur stuntsmanship. Read full review
50
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Overall, the film is occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive, a footnote to a still evolving story. Read full review
40
SalonEric Boehlert
It's no exaggeration to say that roughly half of the interviews in Biggie and Tupac are worthless, offering no new information or insights about the rappers or their deaths. Read full review
12
New York PostLou Lumenick
This time out, Broomfield comes up with maybe enough halfway decent material for a 10-minute segment on a second-rate tabloid TV show. Read full review
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