Alien at the Movies

A witness to gangland slayings in a drug dealing turf war escapes to find sanctuary with 2 innocent bystanders only to be kidnapped & causing the bystanders to come to the rescue. This may sound like a normal action flick but the bystanders are portrayed by the comedy team of Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele and the witness is a cute & cuddly little kitten. When these 2 white-washed black nerds pretend to be tough mother f*cking gangstas, hilarity ensues as the film pokes fun at pop culture & ethnic stereotypes while providing lots of slo-mo shoot 'em up action. This outrageous premise plays out better than one might initially think. Actually, Keanu Reeves was so impressed with the trailer that he got involved in the post production voicing of the kitten, who was inexplicably named Keanu. Stay through the credits for one last scene.

Alien gives it 2 ½ "Shark Tank & Tectonic" stars out of 4.