Review of Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) by Reagan S — 23 Feb 2018

2 stars.

Chris Rock is nowhere near as good as his prior work "Bigger and Blacker" and "Bring the Pain". Rock seems to not be as engaged as before and his material lacks the complexity and depth in his jokes and punchlines as before. It truly appears he isn't too motivated in this production (emphasis on appears as no one aside from him can really say).

In this era of political correctness and call outs of racial inequality, Chris sounds off on race issues as many do. However this time around it's hard to listen to him as the material isn't as good as last time and it legitimately sounds like a complaining session and angry call outs. Everyone is entitled to say what they please of course, however I myself watch Chris Rock for comedic purposes. Not to hear whining and bitching. If he wants to continue weaving in enlightening lessons and viewpoints of racial inequality in his work--he's going to have to step his game back up.