Starting with the streets of Compton, we are introduced to each character with a bang. Instead, the film picks and chooses what to tell and what to leave out, very strategically as well considering the film is two and a half hours plus. While the film is a very nice "fairy tale" telling of a story filled with tension, violence and rage, it lacks the balls to tell the actual story. Dre having directed numerous music videos featuring their music. Gray is no stranger to N.W.A, Ice Cube or Dr. However, by traditional standards, that isn't saying much. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton is, without a doubt, his best work behind the camera. Straight Outta Compton tells the the story of the most influential group in hip-hop and rap, that group being N.W.A or as Eazy-E so gracefully puts it N****s With Attitudes.
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