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Bodied
This exciting musical story tells about the ambition of a young man named Adam Merkin, a very ambitious young man who began his career as a graduate student and may be successful and distinguished. Adam aspires to be a rap singer because he cares about that music and rap has become his first and last interest, raising many conflicts and a wave of anger from many aspects.
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November 09, 2018
The insightful and immersive film manages to both salute the artistry of battle rappers and satirize the hypocritical culture that sustains their livelihood.November 06, 2018
While overly long, the strong performances and Kahn's stylish visuals make this satire not one to miss.November 07, 2018
It's not entirely successful, especially in how unclear it is with what conversation it's trying to start, if any at all, but it is undeniably entertaining as all hell throughout.December 12, 2018
The hyper-stylized world [Joseph] Kahn creates has an artistry that barrels its way into the social consciousness in a manner that few films would ever attempt.November 08, 2018
[It's] blatantly offensive-racist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, ugly, repugnant, vulgar, etc., unapologetically so -- but takes full responsibility for everything that it is, everything that battle rap is, with the delicacy of a wet fart.November 03, 2018
Along the way, there are good laughs, brain-rattling battles... and the kind of incisive social commentary that actually surprises with its targets and revelations.November 09, 2018
It's shaggy, overlong, and sometimes tough to take, but ultimately if one can listen or read between the bars being spit, Bodied is smart and worthwhile viewing.November 09, 2018
It's neither a rewarding drama nor a substantial set of ideas, but its implications and by-products, suggestions and overtones are far more enjoyable to contemplate than the movie is to experience.November 02, 2018
We tip our caps to Kahn & Co.'s underdog story. But satire-wise, there's some killer bars left on the killing floor here.November 01, 2018
It's juvenile. It's irritating. Yet it's also fiendishly clever in the way it anticipates and dismantles every argument that could be made against it, and how it sneakily affirms the power of the words it slings around so freely.November 04, 2018
Bodied is a deliriously rude provocation, maybe the most daring race-related movie since Spike Lee's Bamboozled.November 05, 2018
Bodied is uneven, but it has the fire where it counts.