Top Five (2014)

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armyofshadows
Very funny. If you've laughed at Chris Rock's brilliant manner of humor before, go for it. Otherwise, it's just a pretty-good romcom. 8 years 6 months ago
Maraku11
This was actually a lot better than I thought it was going to be. 8 years 11 months ago
Siskoid
The oddly-titled Top Five is essentially a rom-com between Chris Rock and Rosario Dawson, both eminently watchable, with a dash of Before Sunrise acting as a platform for Rock's stand-up musings. He's a typecast comedy actor trying to change his life around; she's an entertainment reporter hoping to nudge a favorite star back on track; both are recovering alcoholics and this day may prove their undoing. All in all, quite likable, and it has something to say about celebrity culture, its addictive properties, and the hypersurveillance that comes with it. It does seem to ramble, however, as the film slides in a large number of cameo by recognizable faces, often as themselves, and flashbacks that don't necessarily pay off later. I like the final minutes that get us where these films predictably want to get without actually doing the obvious thing. 7 years 8 months ago