Get On Up
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On route to the stage, singer James Brown recalls a life with a turbulent childhood where music was his only constructive release for his passions. A chance demonstration of that in prison led to a new friend who helped get him out and into a musical career. With his fire and creative daring, Brown became a star who defiantly created new possibilities in show business both on and behind the stage in face of racism and conventional thinking. Along the way, James would also bec... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Get On Up:

Chadwick Boseman
Nelsan Ellis
Dan Aykroyd
Viola Davis
Lennie James
Fred Melamed

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On route to the stage, singer James Brown recalls a life with a turbulent childhood where music was his only constructive release for his passions. A chance demonstration of that in prison led to a new friend who helped get him out and into a musical career. With his fire and creative daring, Brown became a star who defiantly created new possibilities in show business both on and behind the stage in face of racism and conventional thinking. Along the way, James would also become a peacemaker who redefined and raised the African-American community's feeling of self-worth when it was needed most. However, those same domineering passions would lead James Brown alienating everyone around him as his appetites became ever more self-destructive. Only after he hit rock bottom with a serious mistake does Brown realize what he needs to do make his life as the Godfather of Soul truly worthwhile.

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East Bay Express - 10/10 by Kelly VanceAll the things that make us simultaneously dejected and exhilarated about life in America.
Movieline - 10/10 by Pete HammondGet on out to 'Get on Up', a superb and edgy biopic of the Godfather Of Soul, James Brown. Chadwick Boseman is possessed by the spirit and demons of the man and may be Oscar bound.
Your Movies (cleveland.com) - 10/10 by John UrbancichThe twins playing the pre-teen Brown (Jamarion and Jordan Scott) do a sweet job of understating the pain in the childhood of the superstar-to-be, and Boseman carries the rest with a mix of pure talent, confidence, magnetism and rage.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - 10/10 by Clint O'ConnorBoseman is absolutely electric as James Brown.
Kaplan vs. Kaplan - 10/10 by Jeanne Kaplan"Get On Up" is a revelation --- and a breathtaking step back into the world of James Brown's soul.
Seattle Times - 10/10 by Moira MacDonaldUnexpectedly buoyant; it skims over a life as if tunefully improvising, touching just the right note here and there.
BBC.com - 10/10 by Owen GleibermanA movie that conducts the crackling electricity of Brown's music with a heat and swagger and verve that rivals the achievement of what Taylor Hackford's Ray brought off 10 years ago.
TheWrap - 9/10 by Alonso DuraldeGet on Up belongs, as it must, to Boseman, who delivers the kind of charisma, showmanship, sex appeal, and tireless energy that allows us to believe him as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business.
Tampa Bay Times - 9/10 by Steve PersallTaylor's movie is overly episodic, but a number of those episodes are marvelous.
Tribune News Service - 9/10 by Roger MooreArtistically, Get on Up rivals “Walk the Line,” with a lead performance on a par with the career-making turns of Angela Bassett (“What’s Love Got to Do With It?”) and Jamie Foxx (“Ray”). With this wonder of the summer, Boseman and Taylor deliver a piece of American cultural history every bit as important as the Jackie Robinson story, a story told with heart, humor, funk and soul.

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