The After Party

I mean, great faces: wiz, khaled and all the others. Light story, good actors, jokes that try to be smart, but end up being nothing great, but you know i liked it, you can enjoy it without too much expectations.

Jeff (Harrison Holzer) is driven to get his childhood friend rapper Owen (Kyle) a record deal. Owen's father Sgt. Martin Ellison (Blair Underwood) is sending him off to the Marines. Jeff is on the clock and he's willing to use everything including his older sister Alicia (Shelley Hennig). Owen has had a lifelong crush on her.

I like Owen. I do not like Jeff. Everybody's right about Jeff. He is too much and he's annoying. I would like him more if this record deal is not just about his daddy issues. He should be doing this to repay Owen for something in their childhood. The boys need their own meet-cute scene. Also, Alicia needs to be a part of the group for the entire night. That would have watered down Jeff which helps. In addition, I like Shelley Hennig. She has a lot of different tools in her toolbox. Mostly, they need to dial Jeff back a couple of notches.

Was not expecting much from this Netflix film. The plot is the typical coming of age/underdog story but for an aspiring rapper. It is of course predictable in that when something bad happens, in the end it will all work out. The comedy is lacklustre and the story feels a little far fetched. It definitely feels a little rushed at forced at times.

The acting by the lead is passable and he's easy to root for. The friend tries too hard at being funny. The After Party reminds somewhat of the Harold and Kumar films. Overall the film isn't great but passable at times for fans of hip hop of this generation. Nothing groundbreaking.

Seizures aren't a joke? News flash: the entire world is a joke. Get off of your artificial high horse and call this for what it is. A running gag the internet 100% would have had a field day with had this really happened. So just shut up. You're not earning brownie points for pretending to care... ANYWAY. The acting by Kyle was genuine, believable, and honestly pretty damn solid. Verses were solid too. Nothing incredibly groundbreaking, but well-delivered and more than worth hearing. Movie seemed choppy as a whole and there were some loose ends that just kind of faded away, but they weren't going for an Oscar here, folks. A few awkward moments/acting were a bit cringeworthy (even said so in the script), but overall a decent film with some epic cameos. If you have a free hour and a half to spend, there are MUCH worse ways. Wouldn't mind seeing Kyle take on some more roles.

Really didnt see me liking this movie that much. KYLE does a nice job especially his flow which evident on his EPIC freestyle burn lol. I did have an issue with the actor chosen as his friend, he seemed a bit over the top to me and i feel if his role was cast better this could be a cult classic. his inclusion makes it more of a cheesy movie in line with the wiz ans snoop highshchool movie. SPOILER ALERT best scene hands down is DMX in the strip club now thats how you have a cameo lmao