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- 2014
- Chris Rock
- 101 mins
- 15
Summary
Comedy written, directed by and starring Chris Rock. Comedian Andre Allen has grown tired of being famous for just his Hammy the Bear film franchise. He decides to reinvent himself as a serious actor, and journalist Chelsea Brown senses a story in the making.
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A star rating of 3 out of 5.
Emma Simmonds
Chris Rock shows real maturity in his third film as writer/director by emphasising his sensitive side and courageously offering up his neuroses and dubious career choices for consideration and ridicule. He plays a successful but critically maligned actor, who's ashamed of his popular Hammy the Bear franchise and forthcoming wedding to a reality TV star, and so decides to reinvent himself with a film about the Haitian Revolution. Rosario Dawson co-stars as the journalist who challenges and gets close to him as he undergoes this epiphany. The result is a loose, talky comedy interspersed with flashes of Rock's raucous side that delivers on and subverts expectations. The outrageously enjoyable cameos (most memorably from Jerry Seinfeld and DMX) bolster its entertainment value, while Rock's return to stand-up generates more big laughs. However, the broad humour and delicate introspection don't always make for a happy marriage. There's nuance in the performances and bite in the script, but it could have done with a stronger hand behind the camera to blend it all together.
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rolenameAndre AllenChris RockChelsea BrownRosario DawsonErica LongGabrielle UnionCharlesKevin HartVanessaSherri ShepherdSilkJ B SmooveCarl AllenBen VereenBenny BarnesRomany MalcoTammyHayley Marie NormanJazzy DeeCedric the Entertainer FredTracy MorganAdam SandlerAdam SandlerWhoopi GoldbergWhoopi GoldbergTaraji P HensonTaraji P HensonGabourey SidibeGabourey SidibeDMXDMX Jerry SeinfeldJerry Seinfeld
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Theatrical distributor
Paramount
Released on
2015-05-08
Languages
English
Guidance
Swearing, sex scenes, drug abuse,
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DVD
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Colour
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