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
Review of White Boy Rick
