Sundance Review: ‘The Carter’

If you have ever wondered what it was like to be the biggest rapper alive, then you need to see this documentary. The movie is a document of a few weeks in the life of Lil’ Wayne right before the release of his new album ‘Tha Carter III’.

It is fascinating that the 25 year old rapper has been on top of the world for several years now and still functioning on a day to day basis. You see him do press interviews, prepare before concerts, record his mix-tapes, and living life on the road. The doc didn’t come off feeling 100% behind the scenes, you can definitely tell that there are parts that have been cut out for one reason or another. You do get to see Lil Wayne battle his demons with his “Syrup” and smoking weed on a very consistent basis.

The documentary means well, I think that it wanted to deliver a real and in depth look at one of the most influential rappers of our generation. However, I also believe that they might have left a lot of film on the cutting room floor due to protests either from Lil Wayne or his camp because as you can see in the movie that they don’t do anything to embarrass or deviate from their game. There also wasn’t very much back-story of Lil Wayne, how he got his start, or how he rose to his fame outside a brief intro at the beginning of the doc. Also, I found it pretty funny that they had to subtitle half of the movie due to it either being his rapping, or mumbling.

Fans of rap/hip hop or the lifestyle should definitely check this out because you do get to see some intimate moments with Baby F Weezy.

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5