Baadasssss!

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 28, 2004

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 39 Ratings

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ChadS.Jul 26, 2006

"Badasssss!" uses an ongoing oral history as told by the actors, but it's doubtful anybody would have minded if the filmmaker borrowed "American Splendor['s]" technique of using actual documentary footage within the film's "Badasssss!" uses an ongoing oral history as told by the actors, but it's doubtful anybody would have minded if the filmmaker borrowed "American Splendor['s]" technique of using actual documentary footage within the film's narrative. Better yet, tell the story sans running commentary. In spite of this distraction, "Badassss!" tells an important truth about independent film; that it wasn't John Sayles who followed in the immediate footsteps of John Cassavettes. "Sweetback's Badassss Song" preceeded "The Return of the Secaucus Seven" by nine years. Ironically, however, this movie will probably age better than the revolutionary film that inspired it. No disrespect. The same thing would happen if somebody made a film about Lizzie Borden("Born in Flames").… Expand

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SpangleApr 18, 2016

Baadasssss! is a great look at the struggles faced by Mario Van Peebles' father, Melvin, in the making of his film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song in 1971. An endearing film from a son about his father, Baadasssss! can be pretty abrasive asBaadasssss! is a great look at the struggles faced by Mario Van Peebles' father, Melvin, in the making of his film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song in 1971. An endearing film from a son about his father, Baadasssss! can be pretty abrasive as it starts, which is appropriate given the subject. However, as you get the hang of things, the unique style and half-documentary/half-biopic approach becomes as cool and endearing as the star. However, the film is not afraid to criticize its subject and shows his anger and negative actions that led to people plain disliking him. Yet, at the end, you still find yourself rooting for him entirely and hoping his film takes off, even if everybody wrote it off as "dangerous". For this, Baadasssss! is an effective and thoroughly enjoyable biopic that feels like a redemption/feel good story at the end of the day.… Expand

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