White Boy Rick (2018)

Storyline

Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers.

Plot Keywords

detroit michigan, drug trafficking, runaway, looking out a window, bicycle, basketball, nickname, kiss on the cheek, dysfunctional family, french fries, silencer, man wears eyeglasses, kiss, pool table, reference to james bond, n word, watching a movie, pot smoking, looking at oneself in a mirror, mirror

Short Review

Director Yann Demange ('71) seems uncertain whether to play the material as searing drama or black comedy, and so he gives up on establishing a recognizable tone altogether.