Chris Rock: Selective Outrage

Middle of the road special, not bad. But props for doing it live in one take, no cuts, no editing.

Feature 71 (Goal: 300) of 2024 Had this turned off about 20-25 minutes in, I would have stopped at 4 stars. Chris Rock comes out on fire with some great jokes about woke culture. Maybe a low hanging fruit in this modern age, but doesn't mean you can mine the gold from it. But the "2nd act" if you will is a bit of slog. A big portion relating to abortion and his daughters attending rich white private schools drags and doesn't have anywhere near the meat of the first portion. The climax picks up a bit and touches on "the slap" but even that doesn't have the steam of the opening 25 minutes. Chris Rock has never been a comedian I rush out to see. And admittedly I decided to watch this to see how "the slap" was handled. The special is decent and it's a fun and easy way to spend 70 minutes, but there are better ones out there on NETFLIX, released in 2023 alone.