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Release Date: 24 July, 2001 Retail Price: $14.95 OUR Price: $13.46 You SAVE: $1.49! Cast: Complete Cast (7 total) |
Hollywood Shuffle Reviews
the high 5
unlike many of Robert Townsend's films after the Five Heartbeats that i had to give the Finger to like he does here in this film this is a Tour De Force.sadly the Stereotypes are still the norm in Hollywood for Black Actress's&Actor's.not much has really changed int he way the film business works.it's all about flavor&Cosmetics as Robert Townsend puts it down here.this movie had me rolling so hard.a laugh a minute.the movie is so real.sadly aside from The Five Heartbeats Robert Townsend never got this honest&real again.but at least i have him here,also on the Five Heartbeats&Cooley High.
Satire and the Establishment
Most of the reviews have touched most facets of the movie and even mentioned allusions. But I enjoyed the film and will say a few things as well. I think this movie could be used to describe the current situation in Hip-Hop. The "sell-outs", stereotypical roles, and perpetuation of amorality is rampant in most Hip-Hop acts. Townsend is talking about the lack of equality and degeneration of black probity in this film, which is currently at an all-time high in modern music. This movie not only commentates about prejudice in Hollywood, but the ignorance of the people who consume the stereotypical garbage. This movie is hilarious and disheartening. The absurdity strikes home when you realize that these formulated characters and shows appear on your television today. This film did remind me of Bamboozled as well, but Hollywood Shuffle is nowhere near as caustic toward [stereo]type-casting. There is intelligence in the black community and this film blasts the one-dimensional depiction of black people.
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