Roxanne Roxanne

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Roxanne Roxanne
Poster
Directed byMichael Larnell
Written byMichael Larnell
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFederico Cesca
Edited byClaudia Castello
Music byRZA
Production
companies
  • I am OTHER
  • Significant Productions
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
  • March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) (US)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roxanne Roxanne is a 2017 American

Shenell Edmonds. The film revolves around the life of rapper Roxanne Shante. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[1] Adams won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[2]

Cast

Release

In January 2017, it was

Amazon Studios, Lionsgate and Miramax.[3] However, in December 2017, the film was revealed to be part of Netflix's 2018 film slate.[4]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 70% based on 30 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Roxanne Roxanne belatedly honors its subject with a gripping character-driven biopic that serves as a primer for a trailblazing career while telling an often tragic story."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on ten critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

On RogerEbert.com, Nick Allen gave the film 2 stars. Comparing the movie to David O. Russell's Joy, he said: "Like Joy, this story feels overwhelmingly like the writer/director's version of their subject's lives, rendering Roxanne Roxanne a portrait that's as expressive as it is incomplete."[7]

See also

References

  1. Penske Business Media
    . Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Neon Acquires Hip-Hop Drama 'Roxanne Roxanne' — Sundance 2017". IndieWire. January 29, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. Penske Business Media
    . Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Kenny, Glenn (December 29, 2017). "A Sneak Preview of 2018 Netflix Films and a Canine Secret Weapon". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. Fandango Media
    . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Allen, Nick (March 23, 2018). "Roxanne Roxanne". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital Media. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

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