Not another biopic!
October 27, 2008 by Aidan Hanratty
Filed under Anablog
Honestly, I’m not quite sure how this slipped under my radar. They’ve only gone and made a film about the life of Christopher Wallace, or The Notorious B.I.G. I won’t lie - this prospect fills me with dread. 11 years might be a sufficient gap before they make a film about the man, but that doesn’t mean it has to be done.
The trailer plays out with some snippets of Biggie songs, like Juicy and Hypnotize, but the lead track is the posthumously released Notorious. Of course.
The dialogue is sickening, as characters utter clichéd movie lines as appalling as “you not goin’ back on the block - not if I take this bid fo’ yo ass” and “Can’t change the world unless we change ourselves.” Quite.
A quick glance at the casting shows that they’ve gone with unknowns, which is probably a good idea, although Anwan Glover (aka Slim from The Wire) should make for an excellent Snoop Dogg.
Who knows. It could be great. I’ll wager, however, that it won’t be.