While not providing the laughs of tv's 'The Dave Chappelle Show' (hasn't screened here, but I seen the DVD), the...
While not providing the laughs of tv's 'The Dave Chappelle Show' (hasn't screened here, but I seen the DVD), the free wheelin', reflective 'Block Party' bursts with positivity and goodwill.
The party in question is a free concert held on a street in Brooklyn, New York. Organised by the very kind Chappelle, he enlists performances from the hugely talented Mos Def, Kanye West, Dead Prez (a stand-out), Jill Scott (also a stand-out), The Roots and The Fugees (who re-united for this).
Intercut with the concert are scenes of Chappelle handing out golden tickets in his hometown of Ohio; musings from the comedian and his musician buddies; meeting the locals; and a particularly cute, impromptu invitation to a high-school marching band (to perform at the concert).
The party in question is a free concert held on a street in Brooklyn, New York. Organised by the very kind Chappelle, he enlists performances from the hugely talented Mos Def, Kanye West, Dead Prez (a stand-out), Jill Scott (also a stand-out), The Roots and The Fugees (who re-united for this).
Intercut with the concert are scenes of Chappelle handing out golden tickets in his hometown of Ohio; musings from the comedian and his musician buddies; meeting the locals; and a particularly cute, impromptu invitation to a high-school marching band (to perform at the concert).
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92 %128 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
74 %96,748 reviewsAudience score rating
"A heady spirit of spontaneity permeates the proceedings, suggesting the entire pic, much like the concert it documents, was conceived, planned and completed in a burst of creative enthusiasm..."
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Variety
Variety"Mr. Chappelle looks and sounds alternately ebullient and weary. It was directed by madcap genius Michel ndry, but in its tone and vibe feels like Mr. Chappelle's all the way..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"There's ample coverage to send audiences into a cheering, head-bobbing, finger-wagging frenzy, and Gondry's loose editing and camerawork complement the improvisational feel of Chappelle's comic banter..."
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Sunday Star-Times
Sunday Star-Times"Once in a great while there's a movie that's so funny, infectious and welcoming - a movie that makes you feel so od about America and the people in it - you just want to climb inside the screen and live there. That's the case with "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" - part comedy, part concert film, part avant-garde experiment, and all of it a joy..."
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New York Daily News
New York Daily News"Chappelle's comedy comes from dissection of race, but as an actual comic he is naturally funny: laidback but paradoxically almost always 'on', he enjoys himself the entire way through..."
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Lumiere Reader
Lumiere Reader"The word "community" has become a cliche, but this party illustrates a specific sense of cultural community and the singular bliss of standing on a street in summer rain for a once-in-a-lifetime..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterDave Chappelle's Block Party | Details
- Runtime
- 100
- Genre
- Comedy, Documentary, Musical
- Country of origin
- USA
