Day 45 Dope [2015]
Screenplay Rick
Famuyiwa
Director Rick
Famuyiwa
Cinematography Rachel
Morrison
Music Germaine
Franco
Leads Shameik Moore, A$AP
Rocky, Zoë Kravitz, Blake Anderson, Tony Revolori, Chanel Iman, Quincy Brown
Production Significant Productions, I
am OTHER, Revolt Films
IMDb 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 88%
This one has a surprisingly high rating on RT and
IMDb and I’m not quite sure why. I just didn’t think it was anything special. It
was original, sure, but I think they missed a trick with it. The plot was close
to being great, but I think maybe it was rushed, or too convoluted, which meant
the film just didn’t flow properly. It’s about some high school geeks who
unexpectedly end up with a load of high-grade molly and have to deal with it
fast. The only good thing about it was the hip-hop laced sound track and Zoë
Kravitz. Shameik Moore was also fairly good. My favourite part was the
craziness with Chanel Iman and Quincy Brown, more stuff like that would have
been watchable, but it was ruined by the fake news coverage and its brief
moment in the film. Maybe you’ll like it, but I think it was actually worse
because of its huge potential, upon which it did not deliver. Finally, I should mention the DOP Rachel Morrison as the first woman ever nominated for a cinematography Academy Award for Mudbound. There's nothing special about the cinematography in this but that nomination is a huge achievement and it would be great to see more cinematographers who aren't white males.
Acting 2
/ 4
Writing 1
/ 4
Cinematography 2
/ 4
Music 3.5
/ 4
HWF rating 1.5 / 4