Dolemite Is My Name
Make your own legend
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Drama
Comedy
History
7.0
1252 reviewsRuntime: 118 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2019-10-04
Director(s): Craig Brewer
Production: Davis Entertainment
Languages: English
IMDB: tt8526872
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r96sk★ 9/106/13/2024
<em>'Dolemite Is My Name'</em> is terrific. I did find the opening 30-40 minutes to be lesser, still perfectly good but just nothing all that noteworthy. However, the following 60-80 minutes is top notch, I found it thoroughly entertaining. Eddie Murphy is great fun, while Da'Vine Joy Randolph stars behind the aforementioned. Wesley Snipes is amusing too. Gotta check out the original Dolemite movie at some point, intrigued to see how it'll translate as a film on its own footing. This 2019 flick portrays the making of that 1975 flick in very enjoyable fashion. The pacing is perfection and the comedic elements are certainly humorous. Well worth watching.