Review of Dope (2015) by Jim H — 02 Jul 2015
A teenager in a tough innercity neighborhood mistakenly receives a satchel of drugs.
For the first act of Dope, I was compelled by the plot and the unique and interesting narrative voice, but by the middle of the second act, so many themes, characters, plot-lines, and over-wrought sequences had been stuffed into the film that my head started to spin. It seems to me that director Rick Famuyiwa bit off more than he could chew -- as though this may be his first and last chance to say everything that needs to be said about race, African-American culture, pop culture, inner-city life, Twitter-addiction, and life, the universe, and everything.
The performances are all excellent, acting as not-acting at its best.
Overall, I liked the potential of the talent behind Dope more than I liked the movie itself.
This review of Dope (2015) was written by Jim H on 02 Jul 2015.
Dope has generally received positive reviews.
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