Sorry to Bother You (2018)
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success - which propels him into a macabre universe. (imdb)
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Country: USA
Directed By: Boots Riley
Written By: Boots Riley
Starring: Danny Glover, Terry Crews, David Cross, Robert Longstreet, Patton Oswalt, Tessa Thompson, Omari Hardwick, Armie Hammer, Lakeith Stanfield, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowler, Michael X. Sommers
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Sorry to Bother You belongs to 21 collections
1. Certified weird (public: moderated by Dreamer - 35 stars)
2. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
3. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 12 stars)
4. Union (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
5. San Francisco (public: moderated by Zarkon - 3 stars)
6. American racial politics (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
7. The Next Picture Show Podcast (public: moderated by trippingly - 2 stars)
8. Sundance 2018 (public: moderated by neurophate - 2 stars)
9. Films that most frequently use the word "fuck" (public: moderated by elhenzo)
10. Watch with friends (public: moderated by itsben)
11. Festival: PIX 2018 (public: moderated by KasperL)
12. Films Watched in 2019 (public: moderated by Malcym)
13. Anticapitalist Themes (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
14. edkrak films to see (private: edkrak - 2 stars)
15. 2018: Complete Watchlist (private: SageSledge - 1 star)
16. Films I saw in the cinema (private: Malcym)
17. seen in 2018 (private: sproost)
18. Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood Podcast (private: TychoCelchuu)
19. The Best of 2018 (private: SageSledge)
20. digital (private: ribcage)
21. Recent Films (private: sosadetz)
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Bold and original. It was like a black mirror episode (before Netflix bought it) with a heart. I really liked its style; very interesting.
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Darren | 82 73% |
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Reminiscent of flicks like The Spook Who Sat by the Door.Brash leftist film making.gives you hope that the lens of film can actually have some power to bring about a change in the zeitgeist. We saw that a bit with Riley challenging the notion that this film was brought about via Trump when in reality it’s been fucked for lower classes/minorities long before him. Shame a lot of publicity came after an attack on spike. There can be more than one black film at a time. In fact it’s definitely ne
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It loses its focus at times, and some interesting plot lines are dropped half way through. Still, it's definitely a unique, and often hilarious, trip of a movie with a lot to say about the capitalist system.
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| Mar 06 | damil | 70 67% |
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It’s always refreshing to see an out-there indie movie like this. Its concept is simple yet clever and multi-layered. There have been other surrealistic movies of this type - Brazil and Being John Malkovich come to mind - but never quite like this, particularly with the African-American angle. The cast is great - LaKeith Stanfield continues to kill it. Interesting and provocative messages, lots of cool visual storytelling, a few pretty bizarre twists make this something not to miss.
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Exciting, leftist filmmaking. The second half isn’t where I would take it but still good.
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Come for the coke, stay for the horse cock.
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| Mar 03 | SevereSafari | 3 59% |
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Horse shit movie. Pun intended. What a waste of time.
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doğru bir meselesi, söylemi var ama uygulama gereğinden fazla absürt
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RuruSmasher | 90 76% |
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I think maybe Kanye should see this? It was a great film, with an amazing cast, that puts a lot of racial issues into perspective. I'm a huge fan of oddities and this really hit home. Loved the anti-capitalist ideas. And also it was pretty damn funny.
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| Feb 16 | bfirem | 33 17% |
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No worries
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| Feb 09 |  |
Luna6ix | 80 71% |
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"Sorry to Bother You" is a special kind of crazy that, while seeming effortless, pulls you into down deeper and deeper into it's vortex if insanity, all the while keeping a strange cogency to the story. It's definitely a fun romp and if Riley even delves further down the rabbit hole next time, I wouldn't mind at all.
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doddsinator | 7 25% |
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Josh Forrest | 60 62% |
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felipelahm | 50 33% |
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Annoying every time it tries to work as an absurdist low fantasy. First half good, second not so strong -- it becomes vapid.
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This is about a (subvert expectations) that gets a job working as a (subvert expectations) before uncovering a (subvert expectations) that ultimately leads to (subvert expectations). I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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M_A | 79 76% |
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finchereznor | 70 31% |
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HyphenateMe | 85 93% |
| Feb 03 | adornment | 80 75% |
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Sorry To Bother You takes a scattershot approach to storytelling, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Nevertheless, with a stellar cast at his disposal, Boots Riley has crafted a powerful (and entertaining!) statement against capitalism with shocking imagery and engaging twists.
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| Feb 01 | eppursimuove | 75 40% |
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Definitely suffers from some issues that feel attributable to a first-time director where a lot of the concepts are presented to be more clever than they actually are (or maybe they feel more revolutionary if you aren't already in favor of dismantling capitalism I dunno). In any case there's no doubt Boots Riley has secured his spot as a name to look out for.
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STBY is all over the place, but in an entertaining manner. Just lay back, relax, enjoy a spliff and puff away.
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Quite quirky, but unfortunately ends up just being your run-of-the-mill fight against the system, complete with love interest to be won back and all. The societal critique also is so shallow that it stops being interesting five minutes in.
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This movie is... weird. It has no subtlety, symbolism is naive and brutal and the message is clear. It's like Mother!, but in the ghetto.
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Awesome. Funky, spunky, with heart and a good message.
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An absolute out of left field absurdist comedy that continues to pile on the ludicrousness as the movie goes on. Must watch.
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| Dec 31, 2018 | dhartle | 58 87% |
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Not a fan of the ending
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stuie299 | 75 49% |
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A very unique movie that has a fresh style to it. While the plot isn't that hard to follow I think a lot of the symbolism was lost on me (except for, ya know, the obvious anti capitalist sentiment that resides over everything). I do have to give it credit for committing to the very end even when things get batshit crazy.
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maborosi | 71 65% |
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glumpy_99 | 67 22% |
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Jumbled mess is still an intriguing and interesting journey (which could probably stand/require a second viewing); feels like its serving too many masters (rather tasteless pun intended) as some of the more fanciful, lunatic digressions (especially in the third act) only serve to undermine the quite serious and timely political observations. Well cast top to bottom with Stanfield (with assist from Cross) especially good.
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philamental | 73 61% |
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All I knew going in to this was it had the reputation of a batshit crazy 'must see' movie. That's exactly what it is. Even if 'Sorry ...' bothers you, at least it's a movie that has it's own unique style and voice and as such deserves to be seen.
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| Dec 25, 2018 | empire434 | 52 29% |
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| Dec 18, 2018 | Sadman | 75 44% |
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Brimming with ideas and creative energy, but suffers from being overstuffed. You eventually grow a little numb from all the craziness. Can't wait for what Boots Riley makes next.
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| Dec 18, 2018 | michaelm2391 | 75 52% |
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