Yeah, yeah I mean why not, but still meh, I mean COME ON

achmoye

score 3/10

Yeah sure, funny and everything, but the ending is completely stupid, I mean SPOILER it clearly implies that Harvard would accept anyone with no questions whatsoever if they are WHITE. Yes, that's the ending. And the conclusion of this Harvard entrance essay. Oh by the way he passed.

Second mistake, how is he "a geek" ? Malcolm keeps repeating that, the plot keeps repeating that, but what exactly, makes him a geek ? His love of 90' culture ? Come on he is not a nerd in any way, he might have some funny clothes but he is very sociable and socially clever, he has NOTHING to do with Computer Sciences or sciences whatsoever, he even asks for help to sell something on the Bitcoin Market...I mean every time he actively says "Yeah, by the way I am a geek" in the movie, the movie admits to fail at showing it. Obviously this is useful for the plot but it just doesn't show it in any proper way !!!

This is...this is CINEMA, you have to SHOW things, not tell them without any concrete proof that you can relate to !

Except that, the movie is great, we dive easily into this hip hop culture and it is quite funny, but the ending is completely WTF and the geek aspect of Malcolm's character fails considerably.

achmoye 5 January 2016

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