Just finished watching this on Netflix. I vaguely remember this film getting into the Oscar Nomination conversation a few years ago. Did anyone else enjoy this film?

I know that Coogler took some liberties in explaining the events leading up to Oscar Grant's death. But overall, I thought it was a good film. Michael Jordan's a charming actor and he's come along way since his days on "The Wire".

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Posted by Patrick_Bateman

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Posted on 5/26/15 at 5:37 pm to JBeam

Still need to watch this.

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Posted by Ed Osteen

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Posted on 5/26/15 at 6:11 pm to JBeam

It was a good watch but I wouldn't be phased if someone told me I could never see it again.

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Posted by Jamohn

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Posted on 5/26/15 at 6:11 pm to JBeam

I thought Jordan did a good job and the movie was well-acted in general but I found the movie pretty boring.

I couldn't figure out the point to the movie. The guy was tragically shot in the back and that's what generated the notoriety that supposedly made this situation worthy of a movie adaptation but everything leading up to the last 10 minutes was just a made up cookie cutter story about your typical down-on-his-luck protagonist with a heart of gold. Just wasn't interesting to me.

It was like a crappy version Rocky, except instead of trading punches with Apollo at the end, dude got shot in the back. (Yes, I make this reference knowing that Jordan will be Apollo's grandson)

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Posted by smash williams

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Posted on 5/26/15 at 6:13 pm to JBeam

The ending with his daughter got to me. Really good movie, really good soundtrack.

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Posted by JBeam

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Posted on 5/26/15 at 6:40 pm to Ed Osteen

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It was a good watch but I wouldn't be phased if someone told me I could never see it again.

Agreed, I don't think I'll ever watch this film again. But I will suggest it to a number of friends.

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The ending with his daughter got to me. Really good movie, really good soundtrack.

The scene with his mother got to me.

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Posted by etm512

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Posted on 5/27/15 at 7:26 am to Jamohn

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I couldn't figure out the point to the movie. The guy was tragically shot in the back and that's what generated the notoriety that supposedly made this situation worthy of a movie adaptation but everything leading up to the last 10 minutes was just a made up cookie cutter story about your typical down-on-his-luck protagonist with a heart of gold. Just wasn't interesting to me.

All of this. After watching I felt my time would have been better served just reading a few articles about it and if I wanted pulling up some youtube footage of the incident. Everything leading up to the conclusion is pointless to say the least.

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