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A Lot of Nothing

  • 2022
  • 1h 44m
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4.4/10
632
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A Lot of Nothing (2022)
James and Vanessa are ostensibly the perfect married couple; beautiful, successful, and smart. Their lives spiral out of control when they decide to seek justice against a neighbor they saw commit a crime on the evening news.
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James and Vanessa are ostensibly the perfect married couple; beautiful, successful, and smart. Their lives spiral out of control when they decide to seek justice against a neighbor they saw ... Read allJames and Vanessa are ostensibly the perfect married couple; beautiful, successful, and smart. Their lives spiral out of control when they decide to seek justice against a neighbor they saw commit a crime on the evening news.James and Vanessa are ostensibly the perfect married couple; beautiful, successful, and smart. Their lives spiral out of control when they decide to seek justice against a neighbor they saw commit a crime on the evening news.

  • Director
    • Mo McRae
  • Writers
    • Sarah Kelly Kaplan
    • Mo McRae
  • Stars
    • Justin Hartley
    • Shamier Anderson
    • Nanrisa Lee
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    632
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mo McRae
    • Writers
      • Sarah Kelly Kaplan
      • Mo McRae
    • Stars
      • Justin Hartley
      • Shamier Anderson
      • Nanrisa Lee
    • 15User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Justin Hartley
    Justin Hartley
    • Brian
    Shamier Anderson
    Shamier Anderson
    • Jamal
    Nanrisa Lee
    Nanrisa Lee
    • Linda
    Sheila Carrasco
    Sheila Carrasco
    • Olivia
    Andrew Leeds
    Andrew Leeds
    • Ted
    Skye P. Marshall
    Skye P. Marshall
    • Marley
    Cleopatra Coleman
    Cleopatra Coleman
    • Vanessa
    Lex Scott Davis
    Lex Scott Davis
    • Candy
    Alex Aiono
    Alex Aiono
    • Peter
    Analeis Anderson
    Analeis Anderson
    • Dr. Carol Stevens
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    Y'lan Noel
    Y'lan Noel
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    2piraterider

    the title says it all

    The title says it all this film is a lot of nothing not alot happens.

    James and Vanessa are ostensibly the perfect married couple; beautiful, successful, and smart. Their lives spiral out of control when they decide to seek justice against a neighbor they saw commit a crime on the evening news

    in todays socioty no one wants to get involved with there neighbours and you certaintly would not be kidnapping a police officer who happens to appears on the news.

    Some reviewer seems to think this tackles police killings of unarmed victims in the black community umm no not really this relates in no way to it why do you think this because all the actors are black except one the police officer ??
    5FilmFanatic2023

    A Bold but Unfocused Debut

    Mo McRae's directorial debut "A Lot of Nothing" tackles a sensitive and relevant topic - police killings of unarmed victims in the Black community. The film follows James and Vanessa, a wealthy Black couple, who perform their own twisted citizen's arrest after learning that their white neighbor and cop killed a kid. The film is audacious and creative in its cinematography and musical score. However, it falls short in its writing, as the characters are poorly developed and serve as mere soundboards for the film's proposed intelligence. The film's themes are not explored with meaningful depth, and the big reveal leaves the film's stance on race and social capital muddled. Despite its weaknesses, McRae shows promise in his direction and artistic capabilities.
    6kirstenholmes-23716

    Comedy of Errors with a Point

    I'm not sure where all those one-star ratings come from. This is an entertaining comedy of errors with an important premise. It has its flaws, but it's well-handled and well worth a little forgiveness. The acting is mostly competent, if not for the male lead. The production value is right up there, and the screenplay does a good job of carrying a number of different approaches to its political premise. I hope the director keeps evolving. I'll certainly watch more from him if he keeps churning them out.

    My expectations were low given the ratings, but it's definitely not worthy of those one-star reviews.
    1whocares-96237

    Unrealistic and ridiculous

    This was a heaping pile of stereotypical nonsense that promotes hate and prejudice.

    The movie pretends to portray sophistication and refined class, but devolves to socioeconomic emotional ignorance, driven by the writers bias and bigoted viewpoint.

    Watching this movie was just a painful journey of nothingness, really a lot of nothing!

    They would have been best suited to portray the wife as bipolar off her meds or some other thing to justify the irrational illogical behavior, but the writing pushed a terrible agenda.

    The irony is that the fact the main house is like a mansion, and the next door neighbors house is a shack complete with half eaten food on plates laying around, beer bottles strewn about, late notices lying all around, a laptop open and queued to play porn, and a smoke detector that needed a battery.

    Again it just added to the far-fetched fantasy of ridiculousness this movie is.

    Steer clear of this hate provoking garbage!
    4TheLazyGirlWrld

    I wish this movie had treated me better

    This movie really was a whole lot of nothing. It talked about any and every thing. Police killings, treatment of women in the workplace, treatment of black men in the workplace, marriage, cheating, lying. There's probably something else I'm missing.

    So what was the point? Hypocrisy. At least that's what I got from it.

    But let's be honest, this movie could have been a LOT shorter. A smooth 75 minutes would have been more than enough. The big reveal honestly had me going to see who exactly had written and directed this movie. And then I was shocked. I didn't mind watching it once but I definitely wouldn't sit through it again.

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      • February 3, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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      • Secret Society Films
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