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Sorry to Bother You

2018

Boots Riley

Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowler ...

6.0

3,278

Comedy. Fantasy The film finds a black telemarketer struggling with self-esteem issues who suddenly discovers the key to business success. But as he's propelled to the upper echelons of his company, his activist friends are making their own stand against unfair labour practices. And then he also uncovers his corporate overlords' dark secret, which leads to him deciding whether to stand up or sell out.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"More insane than insightful (...) While the filmmaking is raw, undisciplined and groaning under a cargo of self-conscious quirks, it scores points for originality and wacky creativity"	NEU
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] leaves you with the impression that even the most ridiculous moments contain some tidbits of truth."	POS
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Visionary (...) We only suggest you prepare yourself for something truly unexpected."	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"The perfect movie for our current paranoid, screwed-beyond-belief moment (...) What the movie lacks in focus it makes up for in flipped-bird absurdity."	POS
United Kingdom	Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"Though original and weird enough to stand out in the marketplace, 'Sorry to Bother You' is hit-and-miss (...) packing in so many ideas that it doesn’t always cohere."	NEU
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It is a hilarious, moving, crazy, ambitious piece of satire, a film that’s inspired by visual artists like Michel Gondry (...) Lakeith Stanfield gives his best performance to date"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Deliriously creative and ambitious to a fault (...) The more ridiculous Riley’s gonzo social critique gets, the more boring it becomes"	NEU

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