Today! Because maybe in the right hands, I could be one of the greatest –
Notorious (2009)
Directed by George Tillman Jr.
Starring Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith, Sean Ringgold, Naturi Naughton, Christopher Jordan Wallace
A shot-f0r-shot remake of #370, 1946’s Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock, this rousing biopic of rapper Biggie Smalls corrects the oversights of the original, adding scads of hits by Brooklyn’s finest, a tremendous supporting turn by Avengers staple Mackie as Tupac Shakur (far outpacing Claude Rains odd take in ’46), and towering, emotional work by the always great Angela Bassett as Biggie’s mother Voletta. Hitchcock’s choice to tell the rapper’s life story sans diversity in the cast and sans music always doomed the film with critics and fans alike, and it took over seventy years to right that wrong. Well done, folks!
Grant’s amazing resemblance to Biggie notwithstanding
Knowingly Undersold 