Saving the damn world.

Overview

A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Justice Smith

    Aren

  2. Cast 1

    David Alan Grier

    Roger

  3. Cast 1

    An-Li Bogan

    Lizzie

  4. Cast 1

    Drew Tarver

    Jason Munt

  5. Cast 1

    Michaela Watkins

    Masterson

  6. Cast 1

    Aisha Hinds

    Gabbard

  7. Cast 1

    Tim Baltz

    Officer Miller

  8. Cast 1

    Rupert Friend

    Mick

  9. Cast 1

    Nicole Byer

    DeDe

I think that for satire to work, you have to be able to ensure that the audience is on board with the underlying premiss it's trying to achieve. Despite a decent effort from Justice Smith's "Aren" (and his impressive collection of knitwear) I just wasn't. Relying on long forgotten (if, indeed, they were ever actually known in the first place) tropes about racial stereotyping - and not just those from an African American point of view, makes this actually quite an offensive film to watch. Perhaps I am overthinking it, but I found absolutely nothing here with which I could relate - sarcastically...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $2,480,645.00

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