![]() ![]() oh well.Bottom line, enough of it holds up to recommend as a fun comedy, but the effect of 20 years of stoner/hood/black comedies have diluted some of its effectiveness any time Craig narrated, or that quick montage of 'things that happened today' right before the fight, drag the movie down. It surprised me just how much I remembered in terms of dialog - if only I remembered everything from school like this, I'd be probably a smarter man today. #Friday 1995 mkv mac#And I found myself laughing often through the film, in part due to things still working, like anything with Bernie Mac and Tony Cox!, and sometimes just nostalgia. ![]() Some bits don't work - the crackhead ? hustler is hit or miss, mostly great in the "HEY, SMOKY BACk HERE TAKING A S***!" bit - though Tony Lister, DEEBO of course in capital letters, is still amazing. But some things do last better than others, and the seams in Friday show much more over time. At the time I thought it was that good on the level. It's really a movie, despite being rated R, for 13 year olds, black or white, and seeing it at 13 made as big an impression as seeing Clerks or Pulp Fiction or whatever. ![]() His work here is still electrifying and high-charged, though maybe this time I saw more of the obvious "tics" of the character like, we get it, the Angel Dust bit is one of the major highlights of the movie, but can't you move on? And Cube is good as straight man for Tucker's foole, and has a few moments too.This is one of those movies I watched a LOT 'back in the day' as one might say. What we get here also, of course, is the breakthrough for Chris Tucker - an opportunity he'd only really pursue for another few years before spending his life, it appears, on Rush Hour checks and a surprise guest spot in Silver Linings Playbook, of all things. Works for me.If it doesn't really have the same existential heft as Clerks, well, it's not fully trying to be that anyway. The lack of any cops shows this is a fairly insulated world. And both borrow of course from Do the Right Thing, though Cube actually goes for his own version of the violent climax with a fight. But it's also like the Watts equivalent of something closer Clerks, also by first-time filmmakers: it's mostly about two guys who don't have much going on with their lives or prospects or action, but they're surrounded by so many 'lively' personalities and moments that are meant to get BIG laughs, regardless of a story structure that is super-strong outside of the Day-In-The-Life thing. ![]()
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