A first date spirals out of control after the pair are pulled over by a racist cop in this sexy, exuberant and anarchic drama
Big, charismatic performances and exuberant energy keep this movie on the road. It’s a serio-comic Bonnie-and-Clyde adventure, written by Lena Waithe and James Frey (still notorious for his faux memoir A Million Little Pieces) and directed by former
music video specialist Melinda Matsoukas.
Daniel Kaluuya brings his seductive air of politely quizzical irony to the role of Slim, a guy who has managed to get a Tinder date with someone way out of his league. This is a beautiful, smart lawyer named
Queen, played by Jodie Turner-Smith, who is richer and taller than he is – though this latter disparity is never remarked on – and only went out with him on a whim because his profile picture was so appealingly pathetic. Driving her home after their highly uncomfortable dinner, and having been icily assured that he can expect no sex, Slim is pulled over by a belligerent cop, notorious for his
racism, and this jittery encounter spirals out of control.