Overrated

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

It was good until the twist. The metaphors, political commentary, satire, acting, all good in the beginning...However I feel like the moment that Cassius is going to get this crazy offer where he really has to choose between money and morals, the moment in the movie that should be this big movie moment/turning point for him (because it's going to affect his livelihood, his relationships etc.), they cheapened with a COMPLETELY left field, out-of-no-where twist about cocaine and mutated horse-people. They just lost everyone after that.

Sorry to Bother You is a truly wacky and entertaining picture. Don't let the race-obsessed types sway you if you're open minded. Open-minded folks who have senses of humour and who aren't perverted by some kind of restrictive religious beliefs should enjoy this movie.

No spoilers here. I'd never heard of this movie or Boots Riley. I saw it on the recommendation of my 23 year old daughter. This film is overflowing with spot-on satire and social commentary. It just nails it. Throughout the film my wife and I were constantly saying to each other (not really constantly, that would have bugged the people around us. Oh yeah, did I mention that the Sunday afternoon showing we attended was FULL? And, yes, it was a nice day outside) we were constantly saying to each other "I have no idea where this is going or how it's going to end." Serious understatement. If you're part of the 50-ish percent of the population who wakes up every day and says to yourself "what in the world is happening to our country", then you should see this film. Sadly, it's not a call to action, but at least tells you--albeit with the subtlety of a frying pan to the head--"you're not alone".

I had a thought after seeing Blindspotting and this that they share a similarity in turning to fantastic realism to speak to our moment of social ills like racism and capitalism... in the US... in Oakland. There's a surreal absurdity teasing out relations of inequality that is more compelling and brutally honest than the evening news these days. These is new protest film.