A thought-provoking and funny screenplay that anyone (18 and above) can sit through and enjoy. Written, directed by, and starring Chris Rock as Andre Allen, a comedian whose life is plagued by enough issues to shoot a movie—which Rock did. Now, that is not saying this movie is a true-life story of his life, there is nothing I have read that says that. The movie has a great cast, each holding their own and doing so well in their portrayal that it draws you into the movie.
Rock covers in
great detail the lifestyle of being a celebrity, the ups and downs, the good
times and the bad. We see the issues Andre faces with paparazzi, the struggle
to remain relevant, and how hard it is to stay confident when you rely on drugs
and booze to perform.
Rock’s well-detailed screenplay might feel slow to some, but you can’t watch this movie and claim you didn’t laugh. There are many moments in the film that will make you think, but the way Rock’s character falls for Rosario Dawson’s character made me laugh—it seems too quick for someone to fall in love like that. I can see issues with the lack of character development for the supporting cast too in this movie, and the movie, I felt, would have been a lot better if it picked up the pace in some areas.
They meet when
she comes for an interview, and they fall in love after talking in-depth about
his life. I haven’t fallen in love that much, but I know it doesn’t happen like
that. If it did… I’d pity Chelsea Brown (Rosario Dawson) when Andre goes for
another interview with a pretty lady.
That aside,
you’ll love how Top Five unfolds and appreciate the cameos. We get
Jerry Seinfeld, DMX, Adam Sandler, Whoopi Goldberg, and many more.
Andre Allen is a
comedian trying to get the world to take him seriously after a string of
successes playing Hammy The Bear, where he plays a cop in a bear suit. Andre
decides to get clean, quitting drugs and alcohol, which causes him to doubt
himself and wonder if he can still be funny without the substances. He then
decides to make a new movie, Uprize, in which he portrays Dutty Boukman, a
prominent figure during the Haitian Revolution.
Uprize isn’t
well-received by the public, and a reporter, Chelsea Brown from the New
York Times, is sent to interview Andre as he prepares for his wedding to his
reality-TV star fiancée (Gabrielle Union).
The interview
reveals much more about the lives of both the interviewer and the interviewee,
and sparks start flying between the two.
The movie’s name
comes from a scene where Rock asks his family and friends to list their top
five rappers. So, here’s a question for you:
What’s your top
five?
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