Compelling but a little thin. A cool biopic lacking focus and detail.

Notorious is merely pop product.

I'm sure the music is good but the movie doesn't do it justice.

"If there's something praiseworthy about Notorious, it's that it pulls off the remarkable, ignominious feat of making its deceased subject less likeable than one remembers." - Nick Schager

not great/not bad just ok

Not as bad as I thought it would be. Jamal Woolard does a pretty good job depicting Biggie, the rest, like Tupac, Puffy, and Biggie's mom, tried too hard.

I've always been a biggie fan so I enjoyed this.

As a fan of rap music I thought Woolard did a very good job depicting Biggie's talk, mannerisms and just the way he rapped, and I also thought DeVeaux as Lil' Kim was somewhat believable. But that's pretty much the end of the compliments. The rest of the film was all over the place, causing me to fade in and out of caring about the story. Poor job on the casting of some other the other important characters (esp 2Pac). Nice music at the end, but overall I was really disappointed.

Passes the time.

Bad casting for sure, except the role of Biggie, but there is something very charming about Notorious, it may just be Biggie himself.

I know the film is trite and dull but the subject himself, Biggie Smalls, had a very interesting journey. I admire his success at such a young age and marvel at the man's immense talent. Too bad this was the best treatment his story could get. Slightly better than a typical VH1 musician profile.

Jesus, this is awful. And George Tillman, Jr. did such a fine job with _Men of Honor_, too. I should have seen the Hitchcock film again instead

Sorry, don't listen to rap.

It's such a shame, I really wanted this to be one of the first big films of 2009.

"...plays like a straight-to-TV movie."

Inexplicable glorification, and a message that I question, but the film was interesting.

I could write a long review, but let me put it this way: "Meine Fresse, wat für ne Kacke!!!"

alot better than i thought it would be and jamal played the B.I.G with class. .. not to everyones tastes though.!

I know this is not a movie for everyone, but I did enjoy listening to some of Biggie's music, wasn't that big of a fan, but he was an intriguing person, especially with the whole East Coast West Coast thing going on. Jamal Woolard did a great job exuding the charm that Biggie had and it was cool seeing Biggie's son playing Biggie as a kid. The only person I couldn't get into was Puffy. Just didn't feel right as I was watching him. To me, he didn't feel real. Still this is a good movie.

Better than I was expecting, but still not a particularly good film. Also I think you kind of have to be a Biggie fan to really get much out of it. Does a good job of capturing the feel of the golden age of hip hop. A huge amount of the lines make subtle reference to lines in Big's songs, or notable quotes from Biggie. So if you haven't listened to pretty much all of his work then the dialog may seem kind of hokey at times. Naturi Naughton (as Li'l Kim) has a rocking body.

No-no-notorious. Jamal Woolard shines in 'Biggie Smalls' bio-pic. He spits like the real b.i.g, gives him an emotional side and makes him human, away from the spotlights. I'm not too fond about the script at certain points and some characters are flawed, like his mother and Tupac. For what it's worth, it's quite a good film. The moments that Jamal is on stage, he truly is the embodyment of the late Christopher Wallace. If you enjoy rap and hiphop this is one not to miss!

i give it 51 so it will pass...its not shit but good not very...it talks about biggie like he was a mad dude