2017 · history · drama · music
All Eyez on Me
Directed by Benny Boom2h 19m2017
All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
Our read: All Eyez on Me (2017) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded history · drama · music entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured history / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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