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DUDE is a grounded comedy about dealing with first losses in life--leaving your best friends, the death of loved ones, and the passage of time--and that odd mixture of grief and nostalgia experienced by young people as they try to understand these losses. It is also about getting stoned with your friends in your car while listening to hip-hop.
Rating
NR
Director
Olivia Milch
Studio
Netflix
Writer
Olivia Milch
- While there are moments of great writing and genuine emotion coming from Hale, the plot is extremely weak and the dialogue feels forced as many times as not. While there are a few good goofs here and there, this is far from a stoner comedy and closer to a lifetime movie with a few drugs and curse words thrown in to feign edginess. These flaws could have been forgiven if not for the rape scene that seemed to be thrown in as an after thought. Seriously, the main character gets raped and the movie barely acknowledges it other than her getting a little huffy with her friends. Meanwhile, we spend 30 minutes of screen time making dramatic faces at each other because one of them is going to a different college, but the fact that the main character is raped is summed up literally in 5 seconds by a kick to the groin. All in all, I suppose it's worth a watch if you are in that kind of mood, For all it's flaws, Hale's performance will carry your attention through the bad writing.Reply
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- DUDE is so damn good. Laughs. Tears. And everything in between. See it. And then see it again because the writing is so good you'll miss someKen the jokes. And they are damn funny.Reply
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- I personally really liked this movie as a high schooler. I really enjoyed the vibes it gave off. Of course, it is pretty shallow but hey it was still pretty good. Can't write a rave review but the characters went well together. Also Lucy Hale is a beast and Awkwafina stole my heart.Reply
- An honest, girl-power, stoner comedy. The movie has a basic coming-of-age leaving-highschool plot, but the appeal is in how well it's delivered - viewers can focus less on plot suspense and more on the great cast and light humour. The story touches on themes of tragedy and loss but is overall a feel-good movie.Reply
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- Hale is already engaging enough in the role before "Dude" plunges headlong into darker territory (yes, it's still a comedy!).Reply