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Solid work from the cast - particularly a scene-stealing Matthew McConaughey - helps White Boy Rick make up for a number of missed opportunities in the script.
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Director Yann Demange ('71) seems uncertain whether to play the material as searing drama or black comedy, and so he gives up on establishing a recognizable tone altogether. March 4, 2020 | Full Review…
Director Yann Demange ('71) seems uncertain whether to play the material as searing drama or black comedy, and so he gives up on establishing a recognizable tone altogether.
Ben Sachs
When you ask yourself: "What's so special about Rick?" The answer is: not much. December 9, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
When you ask yourself: "What's so special about Rick?" The answer is: not much.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
The issue is not that the film focuses on a white kid, but that it doesn't seem much interested in the black lives hit disproportionately hard by the war on drugs. December 7, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The issue is not that the film focuses on a white kid, but that it doesn't seem much interested in the black lives hit disproportionately hard by the war on drugs.
Peter Bradshaw
Mostly good fun with some bold performances. December 7, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Mostly good fun with some bold performances.
Caitlin Quinlan
Yet roughing up his pretty-boy looks and playing people destined for defeat rather than Hollywood endings has become a cliché for McConaughey. December 7, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Yet roughing up his pretty-boy looks and playing people destined for defeat rather than Hollywood endings has become a cliché for McConaughey.
Ed Potton
I can think of no reason any bright, witty or halfway sophisticated movie lover-or otherwise normal person-would want to spend 10 minutes with any of the criminal degenerates in this worthless load of crap. September 18, 2018 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review…
I can think of no reason any bright, witty or halfway sophisticated movie lover-or otherwise normal person-would want to spend 10 minutes with any of the criminal degenerates in this worthless load of crap.
Rex Reed
White Boy Rick is a sobering and well-made look into the 80s Detroit drug game. January 10, 2020 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
White Boy Rick is a sobering and well-made look into the 80s Detroit drug game.
Julian Lytle
White Boy Rick is a solid and moving character-driven drama, carried on the back of its strong cast. In today's times. October 29, 2019 | Full Review…
White Boy Rick is a solid and moving character-driven drama, carried on the back of its strong cast. In today's times.
Nicolás Delgadillo
Director Yann Demange gets the most out of his cast in this down and dirty tale August 20, 2019 | Full Review…
Director Yann Demange gets the most out of his cast in this down and dirty tale
Linda and Al Lerner
White Boy Rick is a solid effort that introduces Merritt and reminds us why we love McConaughey and the fact that it is based on a true story makes it all the more interesting. July 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
White Boy Rick is a solid effort that introduces Merritt and reminds us why we love McConaughey and the fact that it is based on a true story makes it all the more interesting.
Allison Rose
As a gangster flick, White Boy Rick doesn't hold a candle to the films it aspires to be... in some ways, that's OK. Solid performances carry us through a narrative that's just one needle in a massive haystack of lives lost to the criminal justice system. May 29, 2019 | Full Review…
As a gangster flick, White Boy Rick doesn't hold a candle to the films it aspires to be... in some ways, that's OK. Solid performances carry us through a narrative that's just one needle in a massive haystack of lives lost to the criminal justice system.
Lisa Trifone
[It] is a gripping film, sad and frightening, but a film well worth seeing. April 22, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
[It] is a gripping film, sad and frightening, but a film well worth seeing.
Cate Marquis
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