Review of Sorry to Bother You (2018) by Willsullivan — 06 Aug 2018

I run a film review blog over at Baltic Avenue Productions called Walkin' Talkin' Pictures. I'd encourage you to go there to check out the full review but here's an excerpt: Sorry to Bother You is a pretty mixed bag.

My gut impression is it will get better with age. It is written in a very reactionary moment in American history and it captures truths of that moment that we are too close to see or understand. My guess is it will improve with multiple viewings.

The plot is so bombastic and scattered it’s hard to walk out with the message while you’re trying to track the story. The biggest hesitation to I have to recommend this film is it’s challenging.

It’s not fun to watch. You spend most of it feeling uncomfortable and you walk out feeling dirty. Ideologically I think Sorry to Bother You is some harsh, harsh medicine America needs to take, but Riley’s message might have gotten in the way of sexing it up enough so we could take it.