I got the AMC joint its worth seeing whether streaming or whatever but it isnt amazing.
This coulda been better if it was made by an athlete lol like its put together from a pretentious lens but as a former athlete I get it, and this coulda been solid if it wasnt so heavy handed on placing shyt to get people talking.
6.5/10 wasn't bad but ending felt too rushed and out of place. But it wasn't as bad as people are saying. Also it's most likely being shytted on for "too many jokes about white people". Overall was alright.
6.5/10 wasn't bad but ending felt too rushed and out of place. But it wasn't as bad as people are saying. Also it's most likely being shytted on for "too many jokes about white people". Overall was alright.
That was my feeling as well regarding the jokes and being shytted on but didnt want to say it.
Second watch was still enjoyable, got a bit more out of it especially since this screening had captions. But felt more frustrated with the pace of the movie cause the speed felt more noticeable. Also was able to see the loose ends easily now. However, the speed of the movie makes it an easy watch for repeated viewings. Gonna catch it one more time.
6.5/10 wasn't bad but ending felt too rushed and out of place. But it wasn't as bad as people are saying. Also it's most likely being shytted on for "too many jokes about white people". Overall was alright.
I seen someone online say Tyriq only had two ranges in this film confused and goofy or something like that but the more I think on it that dude seems like a hater. Without spoiling there’s a reason he’s that way and it makes sense after a certain part.
Seen someone mention something a lot of critics seem to be missing and I’m assuming this is cause they’re overwhelmingly white is this film is also a speaking about how the sports world treats biracial athletes. Specifically half black half white ones, and how black athletes navigate after a certain point. Biracial athletes are this kind of show dog and the media love them cause they’re marketable.
Like Marlon’s character Isiah White, marries a white social media influencer and he makes mention of a terrible childhood. Then finale spoiler ahead,
we see his wife Elsie is in on the demonic ritual, in the very beginning we see her in the locker room with White during the the final win he had. She was an either “given” to him as part of the deal or was his handler to a degree for the owners.
We juxtapose that with Tyriq’s character Cam who is with his high school sweetheart who’s black and she tells him she’ll love him no matter what even if he ain’t a baller due to the injury. Both Elsie and Cam’s gf are ride or die but for different reasons
A lot of these themes are gonna fly over white folks heads cause they’ll never truly understand the inequality between being black vs being white. Thoughts are still a bit jumbled but the more I think and read up this is a bit deeper than folks giving it credit. Also, I don’t usually go into this much depth analyzing the media I watch so this is a bit new to me, but this story really stuck with me.
Lastly I don’t think the black and white themes in the movie is an accident as the director Tipping grew up around black people. All this to say, I believe if your black you’re going to get a lot more from this film.
Just came from seeing this and i get what your trying to say. My first reaction is disappointment cause for whatever reason this film doesnt feel
Complete and its less than 2 hours. Maybe the studios or perhaps the NFL lawyers prevent them from showing it in a negative light. Marlon did a good job and so did Tyriq but the mansion being the only setting made it bland and then nothing else came off as scary just weird.
Plus i didnt like the ending because there wouldve been a line of potential players who would sign up to be the GOAT and nothing indicated that it could only be him so all of antics seemed pointless if he still had a choice in the end.
It was promising in the first half and it just went down hill once Isaiah killed the super fan. I got annoyed that it kinda went nowhere after that. Normally I would give a break even movie score like ‘it wasn’t that great but…’ and find something redeeming about the movie. There was nothing there for me. Cinematography was decent but the script was really bad. It gradually got worse as it went on and that’s even before the clash between the two leads. And that ending was awful. I gave this a one and a half on Letterboxd.
I seen someone online say Tyriq only had two ranges in this film confused and goofy or something like that but the more I think on it that dude seems like a hater. Without spoiling there’s a reason he’s that way and it makes sense after a certain part.
Seen someone mention something a lot of critics seem to be missing and I’m assuming this is cause they’re overwhelmingly white is this film is also a speaking about how the sports world treats biracial athletes. Specifically half black half white ones, and how black athletes navigate after a certain point. Biracial athletes are this kind of show dog and the media love them cause they’re marketable.
Like Marlon’s character Isiah White, marries a white social media influencer and he makes mention of a terrible childhood. Then finale spoiler ahead,
we see his wife Elsie is in on the demonic ritual, in the very beginning we see her in the locker room with White during the the final win he had. She was an either “given” to him as part of the deal or was his handler to a degree for the owners.
We juxtapose that with Tyriq’s character Cam who is with his high school sweetheart who’s black and she tells him she’ll love him no matter what even if he ain’t a baller due to the injury. Both Elsie and Cam’s gf are ride or die but for different reasons
A lot of these themes are gonna fly over white folks heads cause they’ll never truly understand the inequality between being black vs being white. Thoughts are still a bit jumbled but the more I think and read up this is a bit deeper than folks giving it credit. Also, I don’t usually go into this much depth analyzing the media I watch so this is a bit new to me, but this story really stuck with me.
Lastly I don’t think the black and white themes in the movie is an accident as the director Tipping grew up around black people. All this to say, I believe if your black you’re going to get a lot more from this film.
As i find the sellout from comedy central.
to be approaching m night shymalan.
Makes avatar level bad in black face Status as a movie maker.
With no actual connection to anything culturally.
being black on the surface level.
the first movie was literally a c00n. trying to rationalize and juelz about being enamored with whiteness. Like real talk. Why was any of those goofies getting sent to the sunken place. It was because they lacked knowledge of self.
that was on some i'ze helps ya bauce. Oh fa the luv of milk of magnesia princess based lames.
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