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Such An Inspiring Movie

posted 4 years ago by President4Life (280)
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I had no idea that Rudy Ray Moore was a struggling comedian/musician who flailed around Hollywood for years before finally getting his big break.

His story is one of perseverance, as he sacrificed everything that he (and his friends & family) had in order to bet on himself and never gave up until he found success.

This movie does a great job in showing the man behind the character of Dolemite.

His fears, his insecurities, and his flaws are all put out there in a standout performance by Eddie Murphy.

The only problem I have is that Murphy didn't even try to capture Rudy Ray Moore's voice. He sounded nothing like Dolemite, really.

But the supporting cast, which is a who's who of Black Hollywood including Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Chris Rock, Keegan Michael-Key and Snoop Dogg all do their part to tell the story of this rag tag band of dreamers, who all mortgaged their futures in some way to make Moore's vision of a feature film happen.

[–] MariannIAm (22) 4 years ago

I just got done watching this film and it was such a feel good film for people who did indeed never gave up on themselves or on someone they had faith in. I was smiling from ear to ear at the great performances from the other actors and especially Da'Vine Joy Randolph who played Lady Reed. I was tearing up at the scene where Eddie goes to her door to take her to the premiere...her deliverance of those lines she says to him, well, just makes me not want to give up on myself as well.

[–] President4Life (280) 4 years ago

You are so right.

I didn't know who the woman was who played Lady Reed, so I didn't talk about her, but she was great and really was the heart & soul of the film.