SummaryIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
SummaryIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
It works fine as an outrageous comedy, but the perceptive commentary will likely give it staying power. This is the fearless satire that America desperately needs right now.
Ultimately, Sorry to Bother You does what every great first film should: it heralds the arrival of an exciting new talent and generates enthusiasm for what’s going to be in that second feature.
The picture has the rage and energy of early Spike Lee films, and the same “How do I END this?” third act failings. I wanted to love it, but it stalls long before it takes a turn towards something so bizarre it’ll be taught in film schools for decades, “How NOT to give your sci-fi satire a climax.”
Riley so wants to make strong criticisms about everything from racial stereotyping to corporate greed that he forgets the need for a real person to root for at the story’s core.
I'm all for quirky and off beat, but this didn't quite grab me. It seemed to be taking on every social issue and in doing so became a bit confused at times in the story it was trying to tell.
i didn't understand this movie at all and i feel bad for it. Every performance was great by default but this movie is just too surreal for me. It is an interesting concept, and i praise Boots Reily for it, but it was just too weird and strange.
It started out well enough as a pretty OK satire on call centers but half way through the satire shifted to something more sinister. The first sign was probably when Danny Glover came across as creepy with the "white voice". Then the sinister eventually managed to become completely far fetched. So, rest assured that the movie escalates a lot.