No dream is too big
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Jamal Woolard,
Angela Bassett,
Derek Luke,
Anthony Mackie,
Naturi Naughton,
Antonique Smith |
| Director |
George Tillman Jr. |
| Screenplay | Reggie Rock Blythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker |
| Music | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Michael Grady |
| Editing | Dirk Westervelt |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Bystorm Films, Voletta Wallace Films, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
| Genre | Biography, drama, musical |
| Language | Strong, crude, abusive, vulgar, frequent, high impact |
| Nudity | Sexual, full nudity |
| Sex | Prolonged simulated sex with suggestive sounds. |
| Violence | Moderate, mild blood. |
| Prejudice | Racial and gender prejudice in context |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Drug dealing, drug abuse, mild glamourisation in context. |
| Comments | None |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 5 |  |
| Cape Times Betsy Sharkey | 10 |  |
| The Citizen Natalie Bosman  Wallace is as powerful as the beats that infiltrate every aspect of the script. | 13 |  |
| 24.com Ashlin Simpson Instead of exposing the ludicrous nature of East Coast/West Coast violence, Notorious will very likely reignite it. | 5 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Notorious is a good film in many ways. | 18 |  |
| eye Weekly Chandler Levack | 10 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers A new star is born in Jamal Woolard, who defines what it means to hypnotize. | 13 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs As a whole, the film is okay, but there just isn't enough here -- be that in terms of an engaging even if unlikable protagonist or enjoyable music -- to entice, entertain and/or satisfy non-fans of the artist and/or the music genre in general. | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 119 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A biopic that lacks the luster of its subject, Notorious is generic rise-and-fall fare that still functions as a primer for those less familiar with the work and life of the hip hop icon. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 2989 Netizens I loved it. | 12 | |
Average .. 54% | 11 | |