Saturday, October 25, 2014

Dear White People



What I liked:

  • It's well made by first time feature film writer/director Justin Simien and even more impressive that is was all shot in a month.
  • The entire cast is great: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P Bell, Brittany Curran, Justin Dobies, Marque Richardson, Dennis Haysbert, Peter Syvertsen, Brandon Alter, and Keith Meyers.
  • Um, that's Dawn from Mad Men!
  • It's smart.  It's witty.  It makes you think.  It makes you sad.  It makes you wonder why people just can't be people.
  • There is a shout out to Banksy!


What I didn't like:
  • The trailer makes you think it's more of a comedy than it really is.
  • I didn't care for some of the camera work.

Grade: B+










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