Director:
Rick FamuyiwaWriter:
Rick FamuyiwaStars:
Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons |Storyline
A coming of age comedy/drama for the post hip hop generation. Malcolm is
a geek, carefully surviving life in The Bottoms, a tough neighborhood
in Inglewood, CA filled gangsters and drugs dealers, while juggling his
senior year of college applications, interviews and the SAT. His dream
is to attend Harvard. A chance invitation to a big underground party
leads Malcolm and his friends into a, only in Los Angeles, gritty
adventure filed with offbeat characters and bad choices. If Malcolm can
persevere, he'll go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately
being himself.
User Reviews
It's like Superbad, if Superbad was set in Inglewood, which turns out to be a great mix
This joke has probably
been done a million times by now, but whatever. The film Dope, was in
fact, dope. It's a fantastic coming of age movie that jumps between
seriousness and humor perfectly. I would be laughing in one scene then
be worried about the characters' safety in the next scene and it didn't
feel jarring or out of place it the slightest. Good job Rick Fumuyiwa,
good job. I want to see your other movies now. Anyway, back to the
movie. The 3 main characters are all awesome. They're all funny and
relatable in some way.They're all nerds and everyone has a little bit of
nerd in themselves somewhere. The film is like Superbad, if Superbad
was set in Inglewood. How could you go wrong? This movie is fantastic
and definitely seek it out.
