The Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G. / Biggie Smalls biopic opened in theatres on Friday.
The New York Times calls it "a messy, lively melodrama, reasonably faithful to the facts of Biggie’s life and wholeheartedly devoted to burnishing his myth...half pop fable, half naturalistic docudrama.
Not a bad movie, but nowhere near as strong as its soundtrack. It does not explain its hero so much as revel in the memory of his many selves, teasing the audience with a promise of intimacy and understanding much as Biggie himself did, but without the same seductive payoff. The film’s tag line could be one of Biggie Smalls’s riddling, irresistible refrains: If you don’t know, now you know."
Biggie's mom, Voletta Wallace and Sean "Diddy" Combs are credited as producers.
