We the Party

Name: We the Party
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 6, 2012
Rating: 48
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson-Whitfield

2012

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ARC Entertainment (II) | Release Date: April 6, 2012 | R

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

Rating: R

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Roger Ebert

Apr 4, 2012

Despite its flashy cinematography and colorful sets, it contains a great deal that is serious about growing up in America today. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Mar 29, 2012

While We the Party can be insensitive, or blind, to the misogyny and homophobia of the general culture (the token gay teen is a finger-snapping, head-bobbing fashionista), it takes the issues of race and class quite seriously. Read full review

Alison Willmore

Apr 4, 2012

Van 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. Read full review

Karina Longworth

Apr 3, 2012

Van Peebles's heart is probably in the right place, but his attempt to wed his kids' generational moment to a classic coming-of-age template falters in its message-obsessed execution. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 5, 2012

The naughty-yet-nurturing tone is certainly unusual, but in working so hard to be the adult who "gets" kids yet lectures them at the same time, he's ended up with a colorful but superficial mess. Read full review

Robert Koehler

Apr 4, 2012

This South Los Angeles-set dramedy flirts with terminal stereotypes and high-school movie cliches right and left. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Apr 5, 2012

With the raunch of "American Pie" and the heart of an after-school special, the comedy turns out to be a lot less than the sum of its parts. Read full review

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