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FantasyComedy

The American Society of Magical Negroes

- Saving the damn world.

A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.

Release Date : 2024-03-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sight Unseen PicturesJuba Lane

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Justice Smith

Character Name : Aren

Original Name : Justice Smith

Gender : Male

David Alan Grier

Character Name : Roger

Original Name : David Alan Grier

Gender : Male

An-Li Bogan

Character Name : Lizzie

Original Name : An-Li Bogan

Gender : Female

Drew Tarver

Character Name : Jason Munt

Original Name : Drew Tarver

Gender : Male

Michaela Watkins

Character Name : Masterson

Original Name : Michaela Watkins

Gender : Female

Aisha Hinds

Character Name : Gabbard

Original Name : Aisha Hinds

Gender : Female

Tim Baltz

Character Name : Officer Miller

Original Name : Tim Baltz

Gender : Male

Rupert Friend

Character Name : Mick

Original Name : Rupert Friend

Gender : Male

Nicole Byer

Character Name : DeDe

Original Name : Nicole Byer

Gender : Female

Zachary Barton

Character Name : Collector #2

Original Name : Zachary Barton

Gender : Female

Anthony Coons

Character Name : Collector #3

Original Name : Anthony Coons

Gender : Male

Robbie Troy

Character Name : Collector #4

Original Name : Robbie Troy

Gender : Male

Gillian Vigman

Character Name : Andrea

Original Name : Gillian Vigman

Gender : Female

James E. Welsh

Character Name : Patron (as James Welsh)

Original Name : James E. Welsh

Gender : Male

Mia Ford

Character Name : Lacey

Original Name : Mia Ford

Gender : Female

Eric Lutz

Character Name : Brad

Original Name : Eric Lutz

Gender : Male

Kees DeVos

Character Name : Ryan

Original Name : Kees DeVos

Gender : Male

Aaron Coleman

Character Name : Barber

Original Name : Aaron Coleman

Gender : Male

Chase Ryan Jeffery

Character Name : Beau

Original Name : Chase Ryan Jeffery

Gender : Male

Moe Irvin

Character Name : James "Jim" Crampton (as Moe Irvin)

Original Name : Moe Irvin

Gender : Male

Ethan Herisse

Character Name : Dashawn

Original Name : Ethan Herisse

Gender : Male

Nozipho McLean

Character Name : Lily

Original Name : Nozipho McLean

Gender : Female

Isayas Theodros

Character Name : Antoine (as Isayas J. Theodros)

Original Name : Isayas Theodros

Gender : Male

Gregory James Cohan

Character Name : Guard (as Greg Cohan)

Original Name : Gregory James Cohan

Gender : Male

Gregor Manns

Character Name : "Big" Marcus Dunham

Original Name : Gregor Manns

Gender : Male

Toni M. Youngblood

Character Name : Operator #1 (as Toni Youngblood)

Original Name : Toni M. Youngblood

Gender : Male

Reginald James

Character Name : Operator #2

Original Name : Reginald James

Gender : Male

Jeremiah Birkett

Character Name : Jerel

Original Name : Jeremiah Birkett

Gender : Male

Aaron Jennings

Character Name : Kwame

Original Name : Aaron Jennings

Gender : Male

Vinny DeGennaro

Character Name : Bouncer

Original Name : Vinny DeGennaro

Gender : Male

Christina Pascucci

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Christina Pascucci

Gender : Female

Bianca Crudo

Character Name : Claire

Original Name : Bianca Crudo

Gender : Female

Chris Attoh

Character Name : Ghanaian Businessperson

Original Name : Chris Attoh

Gender : Male

Michael Andrew Baker

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Michael Andrew Baker

Gender : Male

Floyd Anthony Johns Jr.

Character Name : Brutus

Original Name : Floyd Anthony Johns Jr.

Gender : Male

Girvan 'Swirv' Bramble

Character Name : Kyle

Original Name : Girvan 'Swirv' Bramble

Gender : Male

Farelle Walker

Character Name : Tonya

Original Name : Farelle Walker

Gender : Female

April McCullough

Character Name : Brittany

Original Name : April McCullough

Gender : Female

Diana Cabuto

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Diana Cabuto

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-01

I think that for satire to work, you have to be able to ensure that the audience is on board with the underlying premiss it's trying to achieve. Despite a decent effort from Justice Smith's "Aren" (and his impressive collection of knitwear) I just wasn't. Relying on long forgotten (if, indeed, they were ever actually known in the first place) tropes about racial stereotyping - and not just those from an African American point of view, makes this actually quite an offensive film to watch. Perhaps I am overthinking it, but I found absolutely nothing here with which I could relate - sarcastically or otherwise. The comedy, such as it is, is entirely contrived and the romantic elements between "Aren", "Lizzie" (An-Li Bogan) and "Jason" (Drew Tarver) are badly written and frequently cringe-makingly acted out. Peppering the thing with a few "Harry Potter" style magical effects and adding the benign characterisation of "Barber" (Aaron Colman) so that this "Society" can spend their entire time trying to "fix" the problems of their hapless and hopelessly out of their emotional depth white contemporaries just falls flat. It simply isn't funny. If a load of white folk got together and decided to make a movie about a group of innately obsequious and subservient non-white people, it would (and should) be banned. This is a clumsy and unfunny reinforcement of flawed values seen from an wholly unrealistic perspective and I struggled to sit through it, then wondered just why I bothered. Maybe it will resonate if you are American? I hope not.