
A social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive black-face party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America while weaving a universal story of forging one's unique path in the world.... (Full plot summary below)
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A social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive black-face party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America while weaving a universal story of forging one's unique path in the world.
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| Screen InternationalTim GriersonDespite some melodramatic moments and an overabundance of characters and incidents, the film smartly pinpoints people's universal need for acceptance and belonging. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAlthough there are moments when the characters in Dear White People sound as if they’re reciting different sections of a thesis, overall Simien’s screenplay is tight, funny, smart and insightful, and his direction has just enough indie feel without becoming too self-conscious or preachy. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohThere won't be a smarter or funnier screenplay this year (or more striking feature directorial debut), and that is just the basis for this surprising , wonderful and quite definitive college film. |
| Total FilmJamie GrahamDear everyone – stop whatever you’re doing and go see Dear White People. One of the freshest, funniest and most vital films of the year. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDear White People isn't perfect. And yet the flaws really don't matter. This is the best film about college life in a long time, satiric or straight, comedy or drama. |
| Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundLike the movie itself, every character is a beautiful swirl of contradictions. |
| Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSimien intensifies the impact of both action and dialogue with a self-reflexive directorial style that creates a marginally heightened sense of reality, revealing more about characters' motivations than would conventionally be expected. |
| The Patriot LedgerAl AlexanderThe dialogue is often sharp, occasionally clever, as Simien explores the quandary of trying to fit in at the cost of losing your true identity. |
| Madison MovieRob ThomasA film that's as honest about the complexities and contradictions of identity as we're likely to see in a movie theater this year. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussThe hypocrisies, contradictions, tensions and opportunities of what naively has been described as the 'post-racial' America of the Obama era are examined with refreshing wit and candor ... |