TOP FIVE REVIEW

Top Five Stars Chris Rock, Rosorio Dawson. Chris Rock, who writes, directs, and stars in this film shows us how talented he actually is. Because, "Top Five," is a hysterical ride through fame, and fortune.

Chris Rock portrays Andre Allen, a top comedienne and actor whose previous films are a crazy franchise called the "Hammy the Bear," movies. They are widely popular, and while Andre understands, he longs for being taken seriously. Newly sober, he stars in a new movie about the slave uprising in South America. But of course, no one wants to talk about that. Because his personal life includes being engaged to a Kim Kardashian like reality star who wants to broadcast their upcoming wedding on TV. It seems with everything he does, Andre gets farther and farther from what he wants. Until he meets Chelsea, (Rosario Dawson) who as a writer for the New York Times, could help promote his film, and get  a better handle on his image. But what is clear from the moment he meets her is, she is not like normal writers. She remembers, having seen him when she was in college, how funny Andre USED to be. The rest of the movie, is the journey that Andre and Chelsea take together over a course of the day, and the many people they encounter along the way.

 Now how is this movie? Without a doubt, this is Chnris Rock's best film. He directs carefully, knowing when to let his cast do their thing. He wrote a good basic script, and let the comics he hired expand where they could, and as far as his acting went, well given how Rock started, you could see this as being a good representation of how his life was.  It was also a great romantic story, and I really believed the chemistry between Dawson, and Rock. And I LOVED some of the cameos. I only wish some of them had more time. Its their introductions and quick departures ar the only parts of the film that really didn't work for me.

THE VERDICT
"Top Five," works on many levels,  their were a few hiccups along the way with the many cameos. But still the script, direction and most of the writing make up for that.  I give "Top Five," a B+.