Top Five
CAST
Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson
RATING
R
RELEASE
December 12, 2014
DIRECTOR
Chris Rock
STUDIO
Paramount Pictures
RUNNING TIME
1 hour 42 minutes
STARS
***1/2
REVIEW:
The biggest surprise I got when I saw Chris Rock's directorial debut "Top Five" was that the film was a lot more serious than the trailers suggest. Sure, it has its funny and raunchy moments, but at the end of the day this is a dramatic telling of one comedian's struggle to be taken seriously by others. The majority of the film consists of Rock's character Andre Allen being interviewed by a reporter from the New York Times named Chelsea Brown. Through this interview, Allen confronts the troubles and conflicts of his past, present, and even his future as he's planning to get married to a reality TV star played by Gabrielle Union. Being Rock, he manages to get the occasional celebrity cameo and manages to go very far with the R rating. However, what should be taken away from this film overall is its authentic dramatic core regarding a comedian looking for what made him an authentically talented person in the first place. It's this material that colors me impressed at how talented Rock is as a writer and a director. While it's not a perfect movie, "Top Five" brings the laughs, shock value, and drama, and shows a side of Rock that we haven't seen before. Hopefully we get to see this side of him a lot more very soon.
PREVIEWS YOU MAY SEE:
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
The Wedding Ringer
Unfinished Business
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The Boy Next Door
Selma
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