Review of Dolemite Is My Name (2019) by Moviemitch96 — 01 Nov 2019

This film was just recently given a limited release in theatres and dropped on Netflix last week. I got around to watching it the other night right after watching the 1975 film 'Dolemite' that this film was based off of.

For those who don't know much about 'Dolemite', it's a blaxploitation film from 1975 that starred a comedian-turned-amateur actor by the name of Rudy Ray Moore as the titular 'Dolemite', a pimp and nightclub owner who's busted out of prison, and with his many Kung Fu ladies by his side, sets out for revenge and to beat up all of the cops who stand in his way in the cheesiest fashion possible.

He also has a knack for coming up with clever and catchy rhymes. In this biopic, Eddie Murphy portrays Moore and depicts how he went from a struggling music artist and comedian to an overnight sensation after attempting to break out as a movie star through making his film 'Dolemite'.

Much like the film 'The Disaster Artist' from two years ago, which chronicled the making of 'The Room', which is considered by many to be one of the best "so bad it's good" films ever made, this film shows just how cheesy and ridiculous of a film 'Dolemite' is, and how word of mouth from fans who found it hilarious helped it become an overnight cult hit.