- Studio: ARC Entertainment (II)
- Release Date: Apr 6, 2012
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- Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
- Summary: We The Party is a cutting edge hip-hop infused dramedy about the first generation of high schoolers to come of age during the Obama years. (Xlrator Media)
- Director: Mario Van Peebles
- Genre(s): Comedy
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 12
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Mixed: 7 out of 12
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Negative: 2 out of 12
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88Despite its flashy cinematography and colorful sets, it contains a great deal that is serious about growing up in America today.
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Apr 4, 201275Van Peebles compensates for his stylistic clunkiness - the film overuses split screens and sometimes looks so bright, it could be a '90s sitcom - with funny, unexpected sparks of life.
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50Despite the filmmaker's obvious good intentions in trying to impart valuable life lessons to younger viewers, We the Party suffers from any number of problems, including uneven acting (talent isn't always hereditary); stereotypical characters and situations; and a manic visual style featuring the sort of split-screen obsession that felt outdated decades ago.
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38The script suffers from blandness and aimlessness.