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Rated:
NR
Starring: Chris
Rock, et al.
Comedian Chris
Rock makes a raucous return to his stand-up roots in this HBO
special filmed at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater. Despite his
manic and profane delivery, Rock's comedy is often rooted in traditional
subjects for comedians: family relationships, misunderstandings
between men and women, and observations on how childhood has changed.
But he takes his material right to the edge, proving himself to
be a sharp-eyed satirist. Serious and timely issues, such as school
shootings or children being neglected by partying parents, are
tackled by Rock, who's not afraid to slip in a serious point while
being hysterically funny. His defense of President Clinton against
his accusers is a good example of how Rock's material is almost
always bound to offend someone: he slices through the self-righteous
rhetoric of the impeachment spectacle, but even the behavior he
defends comes in for ridicule with jokes that are extremely funny
as well as extremely coarse. The pace of this one-hour show is
uneven, and some viewers will no doubt find Rock's penchant for
using profanity as punctuation tiresome. But those who like intelligent
comedy with a hard edge will find much to laugh at in Chris
Rock: Bigger and Blacker. -- Robert J. McNamara
Edition Details (DVD):
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned
• Trailer for Best of the Chris Rock Show
• ASIN: B0000399WN Click here for more technical details
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