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The Afterparty

After their 15th high school reunion, some of the alum go to the titular celebration at the home of the most famous member of their class (Dave Franco). When he’s found dead at the bottom of a seaside cliff, Tiffany Haddish and John Early show up as the detectives to solve the case (they also provide most of the show’s funny moments). As she interrogates the various suspects (including Sam Richardson, BenSchwartz and Ilana Gaazer), each one tells their “mind movie” that references a different genre. So far, this includes a black & white art film, a romcom, a Fast & Furious car chase and a musical version that’s the only one that kinda works. It’s a fun concept that lacks sufficient stylistic punch to set each story apart. The performers often overact to compensate for the writing, which lacks punch. This leaves the situations flat and the reactions frustrating. Christopher Miller, who wrote and directed, is also responsible for more successful comedies like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (my review) and 21 & 22 Jump Street (my review). This is conceptually clever, but doesn’t deliver on the potential. (Review is based on the currently-available 3 episodes with more dropping weekly.)  3 out of 5 stars (3 / 5)

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