Review of Baadasssss! (2004) by Ryan V — 15 Apr 2012
This film chronicles the making of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, arguably the first blaxploitation film. Writer/director Mario Van Peebles plays his father, a director who has to go outside the Hollywood system in order to make an uncompromised version of his black power story.
His struggles to bring the project to fruition are illuminated by a talented cast that includes Rainn Wilson, David Alan Grier, and an eerily naked Adam West. Told with equal amounts of humor and heart, Baadasssss! is a very entertaining love letter from Mario to his dad.
This review of Baadasssss! (2004) was written by Ryan V on 15 Apr 2012.
Baadasssss! has generally received very positive reviews.
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