Fresh
The movie is overly ambitious but never dull, and the ensemble cast is fun to watch.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Dope
It's hard out here for a geek.
2015 · 1h 43m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Rick Famuyiwa
Overview
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film's ability to confound expectations while delivering some big laughs may be its most crowd-pleasing characteristic but the anti-stereotype message rings clear as a bell throughout.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Dope's biggest strength lies in its affectionate and honest portrait of a different kind of young urban blackness than we're used to seeing on movie screens.
Dana Stevens, Slate
Fresh
Even as Famuyiwa acknowledges the preconceptions that Malcolm's blackness engenders, he invites audiences to identify with the character on the basis of his relatable interests, aspirations and vulnerabilities.
Julian Carrington, Globe and Mail
Fresh
When so many black movie characters are simple stereotypes, it's a pleasure to see a film with real wit about the benefits and pitfalls of playing to and against those expectations.
Patrick Dunn, Detroit News
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