Review of They Cloned Tyrone (2023) by Tvjerry — 22 Jul 2023
A pimp (Jamie Foxx), a whore (Teyonah Parris) and a drug dealer (John Boyega) discover sci-fi subterfuge in their hood. The first third of this film features the trio in a rapid-fire, expletive-filled tribute to the Blaxpoitation films of the 70s, complete with retro looks, film grain and cue dots*.
It's often funny with Foxx continually dropping hilarious off-kilter observations. The 2nd third introduces the conspiracy and their attempts to find the truth, which creates an interesting mystery. The final third falls apart with mediocre action scenes.
What started out with lots of satirical promise, loses momentum, but it's still a raunchy romp thanx to the 3 leads and their delightfully outrageous characters. * In the film projection days, the film had a literal dot in the upper right corner to signal time for a reel change.
This became unnecessary with the advent of digital projection, but the threw it in just as a fun Easter egg for buffs.
This review of They Cloned Tyrone (2023) was written by Tvjerry on 22 Jul 2023.
They Cloned Tyrone has generally received positive reviews.
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