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Title: Sorry to Bother You (2018)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| LaKeith Stanfield | ... | Cassius Green (as Lakeith Stanfield) | |
| Tessa Thompson | ... | Detroit | |
| Jermaine Fowler | ... | Salvador | |
| Omari Hardwick | ... | Mr. _______ | |
| Terry Crews | ... | Sergio | |
| Kate Berlant | ... | Diana DeBauchery | |
| Michael X. Sommers | ... | Johnny | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Langston | |
| Steven Yeun | ... | Squeeze | |
| Armie Hammer | ... | Steve Lift | |
| Robert Longstreet | ... | Anderson | |
| David Cross | ... | Cassius's White Voice (voice) | |
| Patton Oswalt | ... | Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice) | |
| Lily James | ... | Detroit's White British Voice (voice) | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | First Equisapien / Demarius | |
In an alternate version of Oakland, Cassius Green gets a telemarketing job and finds the commission paid job a dispiriting struggle as a black man selling to predominately white people over the phone. That changes when a veteran advises him to use his "white voice," and the attitude behind it to make himself more appealing to customers. With a bizarrely high-pitched accent, Cassius becomes a success even as his colleagues form a union to improve their miserable jobs. Regardless, Cassius finds himself promoted a "Power Caller" selling the most morally abhorrent but lucrative products and services as his connection to his girlfriend and colleagues fades away. However, Cassius' conscience arises anew as he finds himself in the midst of his boss' bizarre world of condescending bigoted decadence and his sinister plans to create the perfect subservient work force with Cassius' help. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Good: The concept was original and different and the first two-thirds of the movie were interesting/engaging. The film is filled with talent from Tessa Thompson to Armie Hammer. But the true standout is Lakeith Stanfield's character who is relatable with his struggles and goal in life of making a difference and mattering in the world. I do like the themes the film tackles like the corruption of big companies with its hunger for power and money.
Bad: The film bounces around too much with its subplots. Near the end, the story goes for more of a shock value and the social problems it started to develop gets lost in a bad acid trip. Some of the ideas and characters were not fully developed as a result of the film being fast paced and messy. I personally did not find the jokes funny, but my audience was laughing for the most part.
Overall: This film is a political satire so it is not for everyone, however I believe there is a certain crowd that will absolutely admire this film and praise it for its originality and humor. The film juggles too much, but I appreciate Boots Riley's first time directorial debut ambitions.
3/5