Notorious
DVD
Release date: 22.06.2009
£4.37
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Despatched: Next Working Day
1000s of great titles available!Synopsis
The dramatic retelling of the life, remarkable rise, and violent fall of rapper Christopher Wallace (aka the Notorious B.I.G.), NOTORIOUS plays like A STAR IS BORN set to a rattling gangsta snare. With crisp direction by George Tillman Jr., producer of the BARBERSHOP series, the film is briskly paced and strikes a worthy balance between sensationalized celebrity biopic and behind-the-scenes drama. Angela Bassett anchors the latter with a nuanced performance as Voletta, Wallace’s long-suffering single mother who attempts to shelter him from the mean streets of Bed-Stuy.
With deep involvement by those who knew him best--the real Voletta Wallace and Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs (played dynamically by Derek Luke) co-produced--the film nonetheless unflinchingly portrays Biggie’s troubled history as a teenage crack dealer, his chronic infidelity and poor fathering skills, and his own role in stoking the ludicrous coastal rivalry that claimed both his and Tupac Shakur’s lives. NOTORIOUS delivers an impactful tribute to its subject's genius--revealing to fans and neophytes alike the microphone skills, narrative chops, and fresh vision that made Wallace one of hip-hop’s greatest all-time MCs. Largely, this is due to the ace performance by Jamal Woolard, an amateur rapper who packed on 50 pounds to play the hulking gangsta.
Consumer Advice:
Contains strong language, sex and sex references
Special Features
- Making-of
- Behind the scenes
- Featurettes
- Deleted scenes
Film Information
| Genre | Drama |
|---|---|
| Release date | 22/06/2009 |
| Studio | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Cast Members
- Jamal Woolard
- Angela Bassett
- Derek Luke
- Anthony Mackie
- Antonique Smith
- Naturi Naughton
- Dennis White
- Julia Pace Mitchell
Crew
- George Tillman Jr Director
- Danny Elfman Composer
- Jane Musky Production Designer
- Michael Grady Director of Photography
- Robert Teitel Producer
- Reggie Rock Bythewood Screenwriter
- Sean Combs Executive Producer
- Voletta Wallace Producer
- Wayne Barrow Producer
- Mark Pitts Producer
- Trish Hofmann Producer
- Cheo Hodari Coker Screenwriter
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