By: Keaton Marcus

DISCLAIMER: IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 16, YOU MUST ASK YOUR PARENTS IF YOU ARE ALLOWED, IF THEY SAY NO…IT MEANS NO!

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"Dolemite is my name and f..king up motherf..kers is my game!" screeches Eddie Murphy in his best performance. After so many flops, so many disappointing releases, Mr. Murphy is back, and he's better than ever portraying Rudy Ray Moore a.k.a Dolemite. It's got nudity, swearing galore, cheesy violence and most likely some of the most competent comedic relief I've seen in a while. Brought to life by excellent direction from Craig Brewer, and kindled well by writers Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, "Dolemite Is My Name" doubles down on everything distinctive about comedy movies. Audiences will laugh out loud, be in shock on how far the raunchiness flies, and be immediately intrigued with Murphy's glorious accomplishment. In a few words: it's one of the best pictures made all year.

Taking place in the mid-'70s, "Dolemite" focuses on Rudy Ray Moore (Murphy), a portly, struggling comedian looking for a breakthrough to stardom. However, after grabbing some quotable quotes from the homeless, Moore is over the moon, ready to try out his brand new act in the local night club. When his performance is a success, Rudy then adopts his raunchy alter ego Dolemite and begins to make his hilarious stand-ups on vinyl for the community. It's a hit after another, the Dolemite act is deemed terrific, but Murphy's Rudy still isn't content with himself. What do you do when you're feeling down? You turn your sorry little face to Hollywood for the movies. That's right, Dolemite is attempting to taking his stand-up to the silver screen.

That's when the supporting performances get kicking. Frequent "SNL" host Craig Robinson shines as rapper and friend to Dolemite Ben Taylor and Keegan Michael Key delivers as playwright Jerry Jones, but it's Wesley Snipes who carries it to the succeeding level. Snipes depicts actor D'Urville Martin, and nearly parallel with Rudy Moore, his part is one of the most brilliantly written roles in both the film and the comedic industry. Martin considers himself a "big-time" actor, as he claims to have worked with Roman Polanski in "Rosemarie's Baby", nobody really believes him, but its thrown out there randomly. Another performance worth noting is Da'Vine Joy Randolph's delicious appearance as Lady Reed. She proves an exceedingly amusing and crucial part of the seemingly abnormally healthy chemistry within the talented cast.

While this is no picture for the entire family, it's worth a watch on a Sunday night with older teens and adults, and despite all the inappropriate ways of entertainment, the film feels completely innocent and fun. That's just one of the tricks that Bewer (the director, remember) plays on audiences. The guy has succeeded in something that rarely works, making both comedy and drama share the same template. It's the emotion where you feel safe to crack up, while occasionally expecting more than solely gross-out yuks. Think a hybrid of "Jerry Maguire" with the drama, and maybe "Austin Powers" or "King of Comedy" with the parody-type side. Generally, you can rely on the humor to get you through the 118-minutes. To be honest, "Dolemite" has smarts up its sleeve.

The final opinion is: "Dolemite Is My Name" not only features some commanding work from Eddie Murphy, but the film deftly blends drama and comedy excellently in this gross-out, but intelligent biopic...$PLURGE IT

By: Keaton Marcus

There is no box office info because the film provided is produced by Netflix, released for streaming only.