Good idea, poor result in Baadassss!
15/07/2005 - 17:15:30Baadassss!
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Khleo Thomas, David Alan Grier
Cert: 15
Try to keep up.
Back in the early l970s Melvin Van Peebles, father of Mario, made the highly-regarded Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song.
Now Mario has made this film about his father making his film (with Thomas playing the young Van Peebles).
It's a story of obsession and it traces all the ups and downs, all the triumphs and tragedies, of independent moviemaking.
In young Thomas we have a lad who just can't hack what should be a key role.
It could have been so much better, though it remains powerful enough.
Star Rating: 2/5
