Dope
First screened in June 2015
Director: Rick Famuyiwa. Cast: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz, Chanel Iman, Roger Guenveur Smith, Rakim Mayers, Quincy Brown, De'aundre Bonds, Quincy Brown, Kimberly Elise, Ashton Moio, Rick Fox. Screenplay: Rick Famuyiwa. Twitter Capsule:
Isn't. Bizarrely structured: an hour to set up premise! Appreciate eclectic tones in theory, but poorly balanced. Dire women.
VOR:③
Participates in such under-nourished traditions (films about offbeat black kids, etc.) that it's hard not to root for. And the end reveals ambitious design, even if film fluffs it.
