This had none of the style the trailer made me think it would. Very bland and brings nothing new to the table. The only highlight is Matthew McConaughey's performance. Without him there really wouldn't be any reason to see this.

Movie about a white kid that looks like Jack Harlow lite, fitting in with black people, and being accused as a snitch. Would have been better if the kid could act. I heard about this because of what a great performer this new kid was. He sucks. My Ratings 10 - I love it, regardless of quality 9 - Very good, might not love but very well done or might love, forgiving some issues 8 - Very enjoyable or Just OK for me but well done 7 - Good 6 - Watchable despite not liking the film/show 5 - Mid 3-4 - Not great, but got through it 1-2 - Very bad/You might be a communist if you like this garbage

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This is a really interesting story that unfortunately the movie never really delivers on. This could just be a case of real life not living up to the Hollywood promise but the movie doesn’t feel grounded enough for that to be the case. Matthew McConaughey of course delivers a great performance and really makes you believe this “lowlife” father is trying to do the right thing by his kids. It is hard to say if Richie Merritt as the titular White Boy Rick either doesn’t have the charisma to carry the film or if the writing and direction just don’t sell it enough. It is worth a watch and it got me interested in the real story, but the movie definitely has the feel of a condensed novel with some important parts missing to make it feel whole. There is a lot of potential but a lot of misses when it comes to character interactions and just how we have gotten from point A to point B.

7 will say I find this film far better than most of the people dropping comments here. Maybe it's because I'm not up on the original story and that I'm not from the usa so I don't know how authentic the accents are, or not. I found the story told well and it gripped from the word go, which is the most important thing for me.