Dope. Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) are nerds in a tough neighborhood. They're picked on by fellow classmates and need to carefully navigate their way home after school to avoid various gangs. Circumstances results in Malcolm running into Dom (Rakim Mayers), a small time drug dealer. Dom sends him off to deliver a personal birthday party invitation to Nakia (Zoë Kravitz). Nakia tells Malcolm to show up to the party, as well. Malcolm and friends show up to the party. In a backroom, Dom is taking possession of some new drugs. Law enforcement swarms the area. Dom takes advantage of Malcolm's nerdy reputation and places the drugs in Malcolm's backpack.
Malcolm must now find a way to dispose of these drugs. At the same time, Malcolm has hopes of getting into Harvard.
I will be honest that this movie feels similar to a number of other art-style teen movies. Nerdy teenagers getting into unexpected trouble and using their brains to outwit both adults and fellow teenagers isn't new territory. I mean, it is just a different take on the 1983 Risky Business and well one could probably go even further back. Even with that, this is an enjoyable movie. It is fun seeing these nerdy characters getting dumped into an underground world. Luckily, they're dealing with two-bit criminals and not Soprano like characters.
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