Get On Up. The funk don't quit.

Get On Up is the dramatical/musical/biographical film depicting the life of The Godfather of Soul. James Brown. It tells us the story of how 'Little Junior' was born in poverty,abandoned by family but still managed to make it to the top.And in some style as well.

Get up offa that thing.Dance till you feel better.

The movie was pretty entertaining but I did have a few problems with the story structure.For instance, the flashbacks.The flashbacks seemed like a good idea to tell us about his past but it broke the continuity of the film quite a few times.I felt like the narrative of the story could have been improved.

But you cannot,you just cannot ignore the fact that Chadwick Boseman nails it as James Brown.He really loses himself in this role and... becomes James Brown.He gets everything right.The smile,the body language,the voice,the energy.Everything!In fact,some would argue that it was as good as(or better than) Jamie Foxx's Oscar winning performance in Ray.I won't be surprised if he gets an Oscar nod as well.(Update:Considering the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal wasn't even nominated for his work in Nightcrawler,this little failed prdiction doen't bother me.)

The music in the movie is, as you'd expect,spot on.Set designs,make up,costumes are impressive as well.The T.A.M.I. show performance where The Rolling Stones were asked to finish instead of him was well shot(and brilliantly performed by Chadwick). The movie just lacks depth in the storyline and the characters.There is tension between James and his companions but that's about it.I mean,it's James Brown.They could've done a better job.The movie does show his hardships but it still feels incomplete,none the less.The 'reunion with his mother' scene was not handled very well and did not make that much of an impact on me.The wrong things he did(like terrifying people with shotguns) were brushed past as if they were insignificant incidents. In that sense,the movie isn't purely true in it's attempt at portraying James' life.

If you're a big James Brown fan,you ought to see this.Or,if you're a Marvel fan and are confused about Chadwick's casting as Black Panther,watch this movie.You"ll be convinced that it was a wise decision.Or, if you're just looking for a movie that"ll keep you entertained for 135 minutes,this should do fine.Just don't expect to be 'moved' by this movie or anything.

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