![]() ![]() Of course, these people are the first to complain that others are being “too sensitive” when criticisms about racial, sexual, and other stereotypes are made about their favorite “classics,” but in reality Joy Ride only has a handful of jokes at the expense of whiteness. With that said, thanks to its focus on non-white identity, the silly, snowflake criticisms from certain gross corners of the internet are already flooding in. However, that doesn’t detract from the film’s enjoyability. Whereas pointing out the obvious can be done in a way that’s still sharp (like in the novels of Percival Everrett or Weike Wang, who manage to say blatant things about race in ways that seem new and fresh), it is a little too on the nose here. The gags come thick and fast, and are of all kinds: there’s the obvious provocative ones, hilarious yet incisive comments about cultural nuances, and even a few meta jokes that wouldn’t be out of place in Arrested Development (like the fact that Audrey ends up being Korean because the actor who plays her is, surely a comment on the very real trope that white people think all East Asian folks look the same).Īs a fan of short films, it pains to say the 90-minute runtime is a little too jam-packed, and on occasion the writing sometimes falls flat, even though its stars deliver charisma in spades. So many parts of Joy Ride are brilliant, especially the comedy and performances from its leads. ![]() This is where another pivotal scene comes in where all of them dress up as K-Pop icons and perform a remixed version of “WAP.” However, it all ends in tears as Kat accidentally reveals a very inappropriately placed, and very big, tattoo, which snowballs into a big emotional blowout, and ultimately the need to mend fences. Things take another turn when they get to the agency, inspiring a new wave of identity crisis to hit Audrey, not helped by Lolo’s previously welcoming family displaying some latent racism. ![]()
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