
In an alternate version of Oakland, Cassius Green gets a telemarketing job and finds the commission paid job a dispiriting struggle as a black man selling to predominately white people over the phone. That changes when a veteran advises him to use his "white voice," and the attitude behind it to make himself more appealing to customers. With a bizarrely high-pitched accent, Cassius becomes a success even as his colleagues form a union to improve their miserable jobs. Regardle... (Full plot summary below)
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In an alternate version of Oakland, Cassius Green gets a telemarketing job and finds the commission paid job a dispiriting struggle as a black man selling to predominately white people over the phone. That changes when a veteran advises him to use his "white voice," and the attitude behind it to make himself more appealing to customers. With a bizarrely high-pitched accent, Cassius becomes a success even as his colleagues form a union to improve their miserable jobs. Regardless, Cassius finds himself promoted a "Power Caller" selling the most morally abhorrent but lucrative products and services as his connection to his girlfriend and colleagues fades away. However, Cassius' conscience arises anew as he finds himself in the midst of his boss' bizarre world of condescending bigoted decadence and his sinister plans to create the perfect subservient work force with Cassius' help.
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| America MagazineEve TushnetIt's like Get Out with a touch of BoJack Horseman. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansSorry to Bother You... [is] a declaration that Riley is an important new voice, determined to shake up the status quo. |
| Fort Worth WeeklyKristian M. LinA master class in comic outrage, Sorry to Bother You is a cinematic act of bomb throwing that made me laugh and laugh. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherRiley never once loses control. He sticks to the script. And the result is a triumph. |
| The Herald (Ireland)Chris WasserWhat we're left with is a bizarre, angry and surprisingly disorganised film that prioritises themes over storytelling. Pity. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessIt's... a mark of Riley's sheer narrative chutzpah that the film never feels didactic as it crams a semester's worth of radical politics into its swift 100-minute running time. |
| Metro (UK)Larushka Ivan-ZadehStanfield effortlessly negotiates the crazy tone, engaging you so fully you want to marry him. It's a match made in movie heaven and this is one of the standout films of the year. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThere are a lot of reasons to be thankful for Sorry to Bother You — one being that it represents the return of the inspired/demented midnight-movie satire — but the rise of Lakeith Stanfield to leading man status is probably the most satisfying. |
| Stuff.co.nzGraeme TuckettOne-part dystopian satire, one-part Faustian-morality tale, but mostly a hard-edged comedy/horror set in a world so absurd, it might just be the truth. Hugely recommended. |
| GQJoshua RiveraThere's no film more scathingly clear-eyed about America in 2018, and you need to see it right now. |