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2.50*
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Alive and kicking
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A decent enough biopic spearheaded by Eddie Murphy. The nice thing is that it isn't a classic rise and fall story. The film focuses mostly on the rise of Rudy Ray Moore, the man who received credit for starting the blaxploitation hype. This keeps the film light and entertaining, which is a nice change of pace for these types of films. Murphy is nice, and the secondary cast is equally solid. It's also a pretty fun subject, although I'm not too familiar with these films (yet). The setup remains relatively simple, and despite the lighter tone, it's still a rather basic biography flick. Compared to its direct peers though, this is one of the better ones to come out of Hollywood. Read all