Review of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) by Ryan V — 15 Apr 2012
Made, after an arduous struggle, by Melvin Van Peebles, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song was the spark that created a blaze of 1970's blaxploitation films. The plot of this movie is about Sweetback (Van Peebles) going on the lam after he kicks the crap out of some corrupt white cops.
The story, which is paced with plodding gracelessness, is told with a level of sloppy and painful-to-watch filmmaking. While it's an invaluable historical document, the story about this film's genesis is much more interesting than the movie itself.
One would be better served by watching Baadasssss!, Mario Van Peeble's excellent dramatization of the tale behind the movie.
This review of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) was written by Ryan V on 15 Apr 2012.
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song has generally received mixed reviews.
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