Sorry to Bother You Review
- Director: Boots Riley
- Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Terry Crews, Danny Glover
- Released: July 6, 2018
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 112 min
The Verdict
- It's a fresh, risky original with a great cast, especially Steven Yeun, Terry Crews and LaKeith Stanfield. The telemarketing world is a lot of fun.
- Most of the story follows a familiar rise-and-sellout path. Then a bizarre last-act turn comes out of nowhere and pulls you out of the movie.
Synopsis
Full Review (Spoilers)
Sorry to Bother You is a pretty decent movie, and it’s fresh. The script isn’t fully original, but it’s original enough to surprise you, and the way it pulls you into the world of telemarketing gives me a Waiting vibe. With so many remakes and reboots out there, it’s cool to see something take a risk. It feels like a passion project, and sometimes you need those.
The cast is great. I love Steven Yeun; his personality oozes through every time he’s on screen. Terry Crews always makes me laugh or feel something. And LaKeith Stanfield does a great job as Cassius “Cash” Green, showing his mindset and how much he wants to make things better for the people he loves.
The bad: for the first three-quarters it’s kind of cliché. He starts at the bottom, slowly climbs to the top, and sells out his friends along the way, which is how it usually goes in these movies. The relationship shift between Detroit and Squeeze happens way too fast. Danny Glover is barely in it; the trailer made him look like a big part of the story, and he’s gone after a couple of scenes.
Then the last quarter threw me for a loop. The movie takes a hard turn into something really bizarre, and I had to wipe my eyes. If I were an executive, I’d say I love the first three-quarters, and then I’d look at you funny when you pitched the ending. It’s shocking, and it did shock me, but it felt like a last-ditch effort to surprise the audience, and it took me out of the movie.
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Sorry to Bother You (2018) Cast and Details
Sorry to Bother You (2018) is directed by Boots Riley and stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Steven Yeun and Armie Hammer. It runs 112 minutes and is rated R. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation review.
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