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- White Boy Rick attempts to be the next great Hollywood film about the criminal underworld. But with its slow pacing and rather unpleasant cast of characters, the crime drama fails to achieve a Goodfellas-level balance of gangsterism and mordancy.
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Sep 14, 2018 · Though it’s a well-done family drama, “White Boy Rick” is a half-told story that only lightly incorporates the deeper issues of systemic injustice. The black characters feel shortchanged in comparison to their white co-stars; even Rick’s closest friend, Boo (RJ Cyler), feels unremarkable.
Rick Wershe is a single father who's struggling to raise two teenagers during the height of the crack epidemic in 1980s Detroit. Wershe sells guns illegally to make ends meet but soon attracts ...
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- Yann Demange
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- Matthew Mcconaughey
4 days ago · White Boy Rick is a 2018 crime drama that tells the real story of Richard "Ricky" Wershe Jr. and while some of the facts are altered for dramatic effect, much of the incredible story is true to history.
- Zachary Moser
Sep 12, 2018 · 'White Boy Rick' tells the true story of teen drug kingpin turned FBI informant — see it just for a sleazy Matthew McConaughey. Our review.
- David Fear
Sep 11, 2018 · Directed by Yann Demange. Crime, Drama. R. 1h 51m. By Manohla Dargis. Sept. 11, 2018. A fiction built on nonfiction, “White Boy Rick” traces the grim, grubby rise and predictable fall of...
- Yann Demange
- 3 min
Sep 14, 2018 · White Boy Rick follows a teenage boy, named Rick, who becomes a drug dealer and informant for the FBI. The Good: - This is based on a true story and I found it to be very well done. I had also never heard of this story until now. - Matthew McConaughey is solid as always. - They captured the 1980s well.
White Boy Rick is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Yann Demange and written by Andy Weiss, Logan Miller, and Noah Miller. The film stars Matthew McConaughey , Richie Merritt in his film debut, Bel Powley , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Brian Tyree Henry , Rory Cochrane , RJ Cyler , Jonathan Majors , Eddie Marsan , Bruce Dern , and Piper ...
