The supporting cast, including Bokeem Woodbine, Dominic L.
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More care seems to have been given to the character of Tupac despite the lawsuit refocusing the investigation being opened by Voletta Wallace (Aisha Hinds).īiggie and Tupac couldn't have been brought up by mothers more distinctly different than Wallace and Afeni Shakur (Sola Bamis), and both Hinds and Bamis make the most of their limited time on screen, leaving no doubt that although both were brought differently, they were also brought up with values and a clear moral code. I did have some issues understanding his lines throughout because his diction was somewhat jumbled, but I'm not sure if that was a character choice or an actor impediment. Related: The Looming Tower Review: Hulu Drama Points the Finger at 9/11 Culpritsīiggie is portrayed by newcomer Wavyy Jonez and is equally fit to take on the role of his namesake. It's kind of eerie, and the moments with his mother and earlier when he was just a kid starting out and friends with Biggie, his performance comes close to making your heart burst. Rose becomes Tupac for the purposes of the series. Tupac is portrayed by Marcc Rose, whose only other credit has been as Tupac in Straight Outta Compton. Kading and Poole, for example, look nothing like their counterparts, but the performances by Duhamel and Simpson are top notch. The casting of Unsolved is impeccable, but not necessarily for the same reasons across the board. Its hills and valleys down to its destruction are examined in some detail, and from what I understand few fictional liberties were taken. is on the table, we're taken back pre-Tupac's death to better understand their beginnings and their friendship. Tupac and Biggie were leading the pack, but they didn't start out that long ago!Īlthough the murder of Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. I felt like it was a lot longer than a ten-year time span between the two investigations and wouldn't have been at all surprised if Poole showed up to work in a leisure suit.
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Related: Love & Hate Crime Review: Passion and Prejudice Leads to Murder It's an odd choice to use the equivalent of 1970's Instagram filter over the late 1990s timeline to show it was in the past, but I understand the desire to delineate the film in some way.Īt this point in time, we need to determine how footage from the '90s has aged because I disagree that it looks anything like the way it appears on Unsolved even though I like the way it looks if that makes any sense. The timelines aren't difficult to follow even though there are occasional years flashed on screen to help.
UNSOLVED THE MURDERS OF TUPAC AND THE NOTORIOUS BIG SERIES
Many other officers thought him nuts, but he soon discovered the entanglement of many officers with Death Row Records might have been the cause of that.Īs the series progresses, we're watching events unfold through three timelines: Pre-deaths, during the Poole investigation and during the 2006 task force. It was 1997, and Poole was chomping at the bit to become involved with the Wallace case because it was one of such high regard. The appearance of Jimmi Simpson ( Westworld, Black Mirror) as Poole told me right away he was going to be an interesting character, but Poole's attempts not only to connect the Tupac/Biggie murders but to launch an investigation into the LAPD for their hand in either a coverup or as a direct link in either of the cases was spine-tingling. Related: The Handmaid's Tale Season 2: Bradley Whitford Joins Cast!
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I can only guess Kading's book featured former Robbery Homicide detective Russell Poole significantly and that he thought highly of the man who obsessed over the Tupac/Smalls connection and case before he did because it was with some surprise Poole's character took center stage. Kading is a well-trusted officer outside of the homicide division given almost anything he wants under the jurisdiction of a former investigator in the case, Detective Brian Tyndall (Brent Sexton), a character who spans two of the three timelines.ĭuhamel's character takes a long time to kick into gear even though he's noted as the lead character and this is Kading's book on which the story is based.