Tupac: Resurrection
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 14, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Doesn't pretend to be objective, and the film derives much of its power from the way it invites audiences to look at the rapper's life and times through his own soulful, animated eyes. It doesn't always succeed, and there are times when it feels terribly strained. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
There's too much self-congratulatory showbiz overkill, and one is forced to wonder exactly who is getting paid, and how much, for leading this parade in his honor. Otherwise, this project makes it easy for anyone to understand the sanctified, semi-crazed star and the elements that created and destroyed him. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Needless to say, other voices -- any other voices -- would have given this legacy-obsessed film an invaluable context for such a fiery, scrutinized subject, but Tupac: Resurrection (with that fabulously unsubtle title) is intended to be more video bible than textbook. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Ms. Lazin succeeds in conjuring his presence and in showing how smart and likable he could be, but the film's perspective is frustratingly limited. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Making Shakur the narrator works pretty well at first...But once he becomes an overnight star at age 20, his relentless self-articulation to Tabitha Soren begins to sound like the usual white noise of celebrity, his ideas about race and power in America potent but undeveloped. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneKevin M. Williams
The biggest problem with the muddled mea culpa that is "Tupac" is that it is a kiss-up rather than a real examination of the rapper's life, so that anyone can speculate about what he might have become. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
In the end, Tupac: Resurrection gives us too much raw Tupac, and yet somehow not enough. He remains a mystery -- one who still sells lots and lots of records. Read full review
50
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Paints a vivid portrait of a compelling young man but, perhaps inevitably, goes overboard on the deification. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The irony is that Shakur's speaking voice is the film's greatest asset: His transformation from eager-to-please teenager to gangsta icon is vividly apparent in the sound bites. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill White
MTV offers an airbrushed portrait that does nothing but perpetuate the myth of an "angelic" hoodlum. Read full review
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