Chris Rock's latest stand-up comedy special made you wait before he took aim at the elephant in the room and gave him both barrels. The much anticipated special after the Oscars debacle last year in which Will Smith assaulted Rock before millions throughout the world went after other targets (corporate virtue signaling, yoga pants, abortion, White men, Disneyland, daughter Lola) as well but he saved most of his venom for Smith. It is a brutal take down and he does not let up for a second as he deconstructs the celebrity couple with some heavy hitting in comic fashion and it is devastating. He pulls no punches as he masterfully jabs then crushes him with uppercuts. Payback is indeed what they say it is here and Rock emphasizes that point.
Slightly over an hour in length, there are some slow drawn out moments not worth the payoff and face it, Rock is no longer the sassy kid on stage, his delivery a touch slowed down from the past but he does re-energize when dealing with Will and wife, deftly proving the pen is mightier than the sword as his career soars and Will's wounded one looks to a nebulous future.
Slightly over an hour in length, there are some slow drawn out moments not worth the payoff and face it, Rock is no longer the sassy kid on stage, his delivery a touch slowed down from the past but he does re-energize when dealing with Will and wife, deftly proving the pen is mightier than the sword as his career soars and Will's wounded one looks to a nebulous future.