B.J. W. (analogkid01) from CHICAGO, IL
Reviewed on 7/5/2025...
Harry Potter meets social justice in "The American Society of Magical N*groes" (trying to be FB-safe here), a new film written and directed by Kobi Libii, a mostly-TV actor making his directing debut here.
The film was...okay? B-, C+ maybe...the film is about, you guessed it, a magical group of black folks who warp around trying to make white people's lives better, figuring the happier white people are, the safer black people are. Great premise, but the film lacks a certain edge required of any story meant to generate thought or conversation about social justice.
The film's basic flaw is in its writing. Conversations are flat and boring, and don't tackle important social issues until essentially the very end of the film. The two leads (Justice Smith and An-Li Bogan) have pretty good chemistry, but were given too much irrelevant dialogue to make watching their on-screen interactions enjoyable or engaging.
I think I might be biased against this film having recently watched the incredibly powerful and well-made "Origin," which I highly recommend.
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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 7/15/2024...
Not magical!