For a long time, I have searched for hip-hop-influenced movies, but have found them few and far between. Last week, I believe I found the next great one, in the same ilk as "Kids" and "Black and White."
"The Wackness" has a very simple message: you only focus on the wackness of things, you need to focus on the dopeness. In a bizarre way, this story is relatable, despite being pretty far out there.
The setting is Manhattan, 1994. The Wu-Tang Clan and Notorious B.I.G. are breaking out in the hip hop scene. Recent high school graduate, Luke Shapiro, is enjoying his final summer before college, making money by selling weed and chasing after the girl of his dreams. The problem is the girl is the step-daughter of his psychotherapist who gives him free sessions in exchange for weed. As everyone's lives continuously fall apart, Shapiro experiences his first broken heart as the girl toys with him until it's time to leave for school.
With a killer soundtrack and cameos by Method Man and Mary-Kate Olsen, "The Wackness" brings 80s babies back to a simpler time in our youth where the memories are still so vivid.
"The Wackness" movie trailer
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