Back on the Strip

Name: Back on the Strip
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 18, 2023
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Bill Bellamy, Colleen Camp, Faizon Love, Gary Owen, JB Smoove

2023

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GVN Releasing | Release Date: August 18, 2023 | R

Starring: Bill Bellamy, Colleen Camp, Faizon Love, Gary Owen, JB Smoove, Kevin Hart, Piper Curda, Spence Moore II, Tiffany Haddish, Wesley Snipes

Summary: After losing the woman of his dreams, Merlin (Spence Moore II) moves to Las Vegas to pursue work as a magician, only to get hired as the front man in a revival of the notorious black male stripper crew, The Chocolate Chips. Led by Luther (Wesley Snipes) - now broke and broken - the old, domesticated, out-of-shape Chips put aside formerAfter losing the woman of his dreams, Merlin (Spence Moore II) moves to Las Vegas to pursue work as a magician, only to get hired as the front man in a revival of the notorious black male stripper crew, The Chocolate Chips. Led by Luther (Wesley Snipes) - now broke and broken - the old, domesticated, out-of-shape Chips put aside former conflicts and reunite to save the hotel they used to perform in while helping Merlin win back his girl.… Expand

Director: Chris Spencer

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Aug 21, 2023

Back on the Strip is qualitatively somewhere between a mid-level "Saturday Night Live" cash-in movie and a '90s indie comedy where the cast greatly outclasses the screenplay. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Aug 18, 2023

Despite wall-to-wall narration by Haddish (at her most raunchy), the movie does a clumsy job of telling a not-very-complicated story. Then again, this lean team effort is Sanders’ directorial debut, and he gets the laughs. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Aug 18, 2023

A bawdy comedy about male strippers that lives up to mediocre expectations, Back On the Strip is directed and co-written by Chris Spencer who has previously worked with the Wayan Brothers comedy team. Read full review

Brandon Yu

Aug 17, 2023

It’s both a shame and a wonder that the film managed to assemble such a beefed-up roster of talent — Snipes, Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Faizon Love and, in a cameo, Kevin Hart — for what amounts to a stilted, factory-line comedy. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Sep 1, 2023

Despite some amusing moments, it never really takes off, burdened by a tiresome romantic subplot that periodically stops the movie dead in its tracks. Read full review

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