White Boy Rick (2018) Hindi Dubbed (ORG DD 5.1) & English [Dual Audio] BluRay 1080p 720p 480p HD [Full Movie]

A believe it, it’s true tale of the youngest drug dealer to be caught & sentenced to life imprisonment for dealing over the maximum weight allowed by law even though he was a stoolie for the Feds. Cue the early hip hop tracks & we’re thrown into the depressing world of Rick, a latch key kid growing up w/a loving yet irresponsible father (Matthew McConnaughey), a drug addicted sister & some well meaning grandparents. In trying to save his dad’s life, he volunteers to go undercover for the FBI & police to keep track of the players involved in the drug game. In a case of being overwhelmingly over his head, Rick tries to play both sides of the law as best he can but he’s not the brightest bulb around so his days of being a player are numbered. Nothing we haven’t seen before (it kinda reminded me of Donnie Brasco w/its cop/crook dynamic) but it does move when it needs to & the cast of supporting players are vivid & of the moment. The lead played by Richie Merritt, who’s never acted before, acquits himself nicely & if he decides this is his life’s vocation, the acting world will be better for it

It’s a tragic story that Demange never exploits and if it isn’t quite in the same class as “’71” it may be because this is material we’ve seen too often in the past. In the title role newcomer Richie Merritt is excellent and the film looks terrific, (Tat Radcliffe was the cinematographer), moving nicely from Hollywood crime movie gloss to documentary realism often in the same scene. In the end, this is a grim, downbeat little movie but it’s hard-to-believe true story is one worth telling and Demange tells it very well indeed.