Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac
Abacus Media Rights | Release Date: August 20, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
3
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1
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80
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 23, 2021
Here it seems that Death Row Records was simply a criminal organisation, of which rap music was a byproduct. The talent it somehow nurtured in this way looks even more tragically fragile. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanAug 21, 2021
In Last Man Standing, Broomfield comes close to answering the questions — of guilt and recrimination — that have hung over these murders for too long. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellJul 8, 2021
Broomfield’s triumph is in reimagining Biggie and Tupac’s murders out of their mythology and into a new context in which they are emblematic of a social malaise characterised by toxic masculinity, misogyny, racism, and police corruption. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 23, 2021
The new movie is less cohesive than “Biggie and Tupac,” and Broomfield is not suited to documentaries with willing subjects. Read full review
42
IndieWireKristen LopezSep 5, 2021
It’s a decent Cliff’s Notes version of the narrative with glimmers of something far more fascinating. It just feels like Broomfield missed the point on saying anything ground-breaking. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 5, 2021
As an update to his 2002 effort on the same subject, Biggie and Tupac, this film provides new testimony about Knight and the alleged role of corrupt LAPD cops in Smalls’ murder. But it mostly proves a tired rehashing of familiar material that doesn’t justify its 105-minute running time. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoAug 23, 2021
Last Man Standing is a startlingly scattershot piece of filmmaking from a director who normally has a sure, personal hand on his projects. Read full review
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