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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 11 Jun 2018

Lacking the grit and shock factor of the original, this version is just corny and dated…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for Sly Fox (88) on 11 Jun 2018

The upshot: this incarnation of Superfly proves to be a riveting, slick and pulse-pounding reboot that easily blows away the original…

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 11 Jun 2018

It lacks a moral center, and at times seems oblivious to the laughable things that are happening on screen…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for indieWire (3,631) on 11 Jun 2018

It works because the characters keep things anchored to some kind of dramatic reality…

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By George Thomas (95) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 11 Jun 2018

Superfly circa 2018 plays exactly like what it is - a gangster film with a sometimes compelling story and myriad flaws…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 11 Jun 2018

Director X nods to the original movie but also smartly insists on finding more within its violently pursued American Dream narrative…

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By Inkoo Kang (374) for TheWrap (3,203) on 11 Jun 2018

Sure, young star Trevor Jackson (“Grown-ish,” “American Crime”) can’t fill O’Neal’s effortlessly dapper, achingly world-weary…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 11 Jun 2018

the film brings an approach that stays true to the source material and updates it for a newer audience…

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By Randall Colburn (93) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 11 Jun 2018

As was the case with the majority of blaxploitation films, the original Super Fly’s appeal wasn’t in its story so much as the ways in which…

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