Film Review – Dope

“Dope” emerges as a film of many perspectives, but none of them are particularly captivating. It’s the latest from director Rick Famuyiwa, helmer of tepid comedies such as “Our Family Wedding” and “The Wood,” while showing a more appealing side with 2002’s “Brown Sugar.” “Dope” is meant to sharp, satirical, and silly, but it’s often confused when it comes to tone, with a callousness that doesn’t mine any significant laughs. It’s not messy, but unfocused and non-confrontational when it comes to truly testing its characters and their supposed intelligence. It has style and caustic, primitive screenwriting, but its soullessness seems at odds with its cheery ambition, delivering a whole mess of unappealing behavior in a movie about an underdog. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com