Three words: What! A! Feast!
My my my, where to start? I went into this one not knowing exactly what to expect and was deeply skeptical given that I'm not a fan of fashion movies and I'd not seen any Boots Riley movie. However, just fifteen minutes into the movie, all my doubts were excorcised and it just got better and better to the end. I mean, for instance, how many movies have you watched recently that had literal soul-sucking demons that were fashion models and gold-star medalists at giving head?
Out of caution not to spoil any of this wonderful feast for the curious viewers, I will not say any more except just to note that it has all the makings of a cult classic and is a masterpiece of modern cinema in its own right. If you're looking for a sumptuous comedy that makes you laugh throughout and that also ingeniously critiques the hell out of this hell-hole that is our global capitalist reality created and upheld by shallow, pretentious, and greedy billionnaires, please make sure to watch this one. Lovers of fashion will also find plenty to keep them gasping and searching for air as will fans of Keke Palmer who, without a doubt, derserves several awards for her performance. Personally, I know I'm gonna be rewatching this gift of a movie quite a number of times and I also have Boots Riley's previous movie on my watchlist now.
Consequently, I highly doubt that any of the "reviews" trashing on this classic are from good-faith audience members who actually watched the movie. For some reason - maybe it's because of the movie's unapologetic critique of capitalism or because of its leads being powerful black women or something related - there seems to be a conccerted campaign to censor or undermine the movie. This, of course, is yet another reason to watch it cause, you gotta wonder, why don't some powerful companies and people don't want us watching it?
That said, the only things that made me not give this a 10/10 were its promotion of drug (including alcohol) use and its casting of Demi Moore, an actor who has shown support for the Israeli genocidal occuption of Palestine in the past. Nonetheless, Boots Riley's and Poppy Liu's shows of support for Palestine are enough to at least limit my disappointment with Moore's presence in it.