DOPE

Plot:

It is his senior year and Malcolm (Moore) who walks around like a 90's rap star, along with his fellow geeky pals Jib (Revolori) and Diggy (Clemons) just want to survive through it, have some fun and go to college. Routinely chased and mistreated he is given the chance of his life to party with his fantasy girl Nakia (Kravitz) when they are invited to a big birthday bash for a local drug dealer. When the party gets raided and the dealer busted, Malcolm soon realizes that  his backpack is stuffed with stashed drugs from the event. With gun totting thugs after him and the police trying to find the drugs he and his friends must find a way to get rid of the contraband without  getting caught, risking their lives and their freedom in the process.


Reel Talk:

DOPE is one of those movies that you walk into the screening with a big question mark not knowing what to expect but walk out feeling good that you saw it. This coming of age comedy is actually a good movie with a good solid cast of both rookie and veteran actors and actresses that put in some good performances. This was a very funny movie but one of the things that really made this a good movie to me is the nostalgic 90's soundtrack that had my head bobbing the entire film from all the jams from yesteryear. My only downside of this movie is the drug overtone, as if the kids today need another film about drugs and ways to distribute them. Still a good movie well worth checking out if just for the talent and the laughs.

Starring: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoe Kravitz, Rakim "ASAP Rocky" Mayers, Quincy Brown, Chanel Iman and Roger Guenveur Smith
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
Rated: R

I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: The Reel Hustler