'The American Society of Magical Negroes' is hit-and-miss. I wasn't disliking it all that much, though when the credits rolled I kinda didn't have anything majorly noteworthy to think about it. Like the score is genuinely ace and the cast are alright, but that's it.
It's pretty forgettable (as a movie anyway, because that title isn't!), is what it boils down to. The well intentioned messaging comes across as a bit heavy-handed, as it only really dishes out pretty obvious sentiments. With that said, it can be a tad amusing ('The Green Mile' got a chuckle out of me, intentionally or otherwise) in short spells.
David Alan Grier plays his role well though, he is an actor I like. Justice Smith is decent, I'm yet to overly like any performance of his but fine he is. An-Li Bogan stands out most from the rest. To be honest, they could've just had a fully fledged romcom with Smith and Bogan, it probably would've worked nicely.
I did like the (presumed totally unintended) vibes of 'The Adjustment Bureau' in this. Despite the clear differences it isn't actually terribly dissimilar to that favourite film of mine, what with a group of magical agents controlling a population amongst added romance.
