I saw the trailer for this and thought it would be fun to watch. I'm a fan of the actors and the storyline of cloning a black guy has to be interesting, right? Well not so much.
I'll start with the good. The acting is stellar and the costuming and cinematic tone is spot on for the genre. Teyonah Paris was so great she outshined the boys (Foxx and Boyega who were good). The music was also great and even the small characters were fleshed out.
It was the story I had a problem with. I know there was a message, and the message was semisolid; but the plot holes were too large to ignore. I'm not going to go into them since it would create spoilers, but logic was missing. But maybe it was supposed to be, since it's a fantastical story.
On a personal note, it was hard for me to watch since it was difficult to hear and understand what the actors were saying a lot of the time. Plus, I think the movie could have been better without all the profanity, but I guess they were trying to make it real. I might have to try and watch it a second time to see if I get it better than I did the first time, but the language might stop me.
I'll start with the good. The acting is stellar and the costuming and cinematic tone is spot on for the genre. Teyonah Paris was so great she outshined the boys (Foxx and Boyega who were good). The music was also great and even the small characters were fleshed out.
It was the story I had a problem with. I know there was a message, and the message was semisolid; but the plot holes were too large to ignore. I'm not going to go into them since it would create spoilers, but logic was missing. But maybe it was supposed to be, since it's a fantastical story.
On a personal note, it was hard for me to watch since it was difficult to hear and understand what the actors were saying a lot of the time. Plus, I think the movie could have been better without all the profanity, but I guess they were trying to make it real. I might have to try and watch it a second time to see if I get it better than I did the first time, but the language might stop me.