The James Brown biopic is helmed by Chadwick Boseman who plays the Godfather of Soul convincingly. He nails the huge ego and personality, the at-times-unintelligible speech, the dance moves, and the unforgettable singing voice. However, a good performance can only carry the movie so far. There is a lot of unnecessary time jumping and I think it would have been more appropriate for such a biopic to go through his life chronologically, to simply follow time linearly. The movie is mostly about Brown's ego and how it affected his personal relationships. I think we had enough of that; instead we were shorted on music in a movie about one of the greatest musicians of all time.
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