Dope

Comedy, Drama | 2015 | R. 1hr 55min
CAST: ZoÃƒÂ« Kravitz, Forest Whitaker, Kiersey Clemons DIRECTOR: Rick Famuyiwa

A critical hit and audience favorite out of the Sundance Film Festival, in DOPE, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

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Reviews

The cast, drawn from comedy, rap, TV, modeling and other spheres, is sharply on form throughout, as is Famuyiwa's direction; the pic's esprit is amplified by every editorial trick in the book, from split-screen to freeze-frames.

Dennis Harvey, Variety

A funny and often intelligent crowd-pleaser about three geeks who get smart about drug-dealing.

Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter