Better than your average music biopic (but still a music biopic)

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2017)

Better than your average music biopic...but still a music biopic. The story felt uniquely relevant to 2015, partly because the director skillfully used police brutality, partly because the music felt fresh and partly because the performances were solid across the board. But the plot still felt scattered and long-ish; also, Easy E's coughing fits were representative of some TV movie tendencies (VH1 perhaps?). The film overcame those faults. But it was good, not great.