A taxi-dancer agrees to pose as a girl who had been kidnapped as a child 18 years before.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
This action thriller is made with the hope that the black youth of America will feel empowered, and realize the significance of their heritage.
'Alice' is a genre trifecta: one part revenge drama, one part historical account, one part throwback to Blaxploitation—kinda 'Django' meets 'Roots' meets 'Foxy Brown.'
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
From the cinematography to the script to the acting, Sorry, Baby is undoubtedly one of the best films of the year.
