Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

adonis98-743-186503 A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history. Get on Up is a film that i truly respect not just as a biography about a very talented singer but also packs one strong performance Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Dan Aykroyd and Lennie James. It shows James Brown's life as it truly was with both the good side and the bad side with very interesting characters, pacing and some great songs playing in the background and it's really sad to see the film have such a low score here on IMDb with a 6.9 this definitely deserves at least a 7.7 or a 7.9 everyone did one hell of a job and gave some amazing performances.

ImagoDei It is not possible to watch this movie without falling in love with the superhuman -- and yet ultimately all too human -- James Brown. Chadwick Boseman's performance is nothing short of stunning, magically inhabiting Brown from the golden years of his youth on through his broke-down later years.Remarkable. I want to go out and buy "Live at the Apollo."The cast includes great performances from Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Craig Robinson, though I found Dan Aykroyd a little out of tune as Brown's long-time manager Ben Bart. Interestingly, the Hollywood Reporter has an interview with Bart's son Jack, who points out some inaccuracies in the film, most importantly that the emotion-laden funeral scene is completely fictional: Brown apparently did not attend at all.Small matter. Get On Up delivers a rich and detailed picture of James Brown, a brilliant performer and sadly troubled human being.

Irishchatter This movie, I have to say, actually made all the scenes in the right order. Why I didn't give it another star was because, at the beginning of the film, I couldn't hear the singing coming from Chadwick Boseman's mouth. It was such a silly mistake from the sound people involved in this movie! They should really have been more organised. However at least, it was only one hiccup in the film to be disappointed of.Y'know this film has taught me a lot of the real James Brown. Yes he did have 4 wives but that's not the point I'm making. I'm saying the film is showing me what the person he is inside. He seems to me like he's this crazy coyote who wants to get his own way. Who wouldn't? I have to admit, it was quite scary that he brought a gun to his record offices like I thought he was gonna kill that woman! He may have gotten problems but he's still a talented legend to look up to. It's sad that he left this world on Christmas day 2006. RIP godfather of Soul ♡

LeonLouisRicci Super Glossy and Glossing Over most Things, this Biopic of the "Godfather of Soul", James Brown, is a Hit and Miss Missed Opportunity Packaged and Paraded out as another Tame African-American "Success" Story. The Movie's Groove comes from the Good Interpretation of the Soul Singer (by Chadwick Boseman). Mr. Brown, who came from the Dirt Poor South and His Style became Infectious to White-Bread Teen-America, as it Crossed Over from the Soul and R&B to the Pop Charts bringing a Unique Sound and a Dynamic Stage Presence.But the Movie is a Suffering. It Strains to be "acceptable" with all aspects of the Icon's Personality. His Struggles with Ego, Women, Money, and Drugs are Presented in a "People Magazine" Coating of Gloss without any Deep Consideration just Mention.The Music is Interesting for Newbies to Explore and Fans to Revisit, and the Onstage Mr. Brown is a Believable Recreation. But the Director is frequently Inconsistent with Awkward Time-Shifting, Fourth Wall Breaking, and a Desire to make it all so Palatable. Truth Is, James Brown, the Man, was Hardly Likable Like this Treatment.He was Raw and Routinely Rowdy and when the Movie Ventures into the Violence or the Flamboyant Ego, or the Tyranny Towards His Band-Mates it Never Penetrates it just Cuddles Uncomfortably. The Signature On Stage Slow Exit and Return Donning and Removing His Cape Endlessly while Singing His First and Fan Favorite Hit "Please, Please, Please" is presented so Quick and Thrown Away, it becomes a Glaring Gap in the Understanding of its Power and Newness. The Opening "Shotgun to the Ceiling" Scene is so Cringe Worthy it is Embarrassing, much like the Ending "Police Chase". In Fact, These Bookends are So Bad it is a Wonder that the rest of the Movie Holds Up as Well as it Does.Overall, Not Awful, but Nothing Approaching the "Say it loud, I'm Black and I'm proud" Feel the Film should Have Felt. As is, it Feels Ironically, Not Fully, but Frequently, Soul Less.