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Curtis Jackson plays himself in a film that's basically his own origin story. While he proved himself a passable actor in later films, his performance here is pretty bad. A boring plot, lackluster direction and a padded running time don't really help the film along either. It's not terrible, just very plain.
The kind of film that does well at the Academy Awards. The lead character has a serious handicap which he overcomes, and is part of a low-income family where life is harsh but the people have a warm heart. And to make things worse, this is a biography, pretty much the most unadventurous kind of cinema out there. Lewis does a decent job but nowadays people would surely raise an eyebrow at an abled man playing someone with cerebral palsy. Sheridan's presentation is absolutely dreadful, the film is a succession of bad clichés and Brown himself isn't the most pleasant person to hang with. The only way this could've been worse is if the film had lasted 2+ hours. That's the only good thing I have to say about this one.Read all