Back on the Strip

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Back on the Strip

R,

2023,

1h 57m,

Comedy

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70%

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After losing the woman of his dreams, Merlin moves to Las Vegas to pursue work as a magician, only to get hired as the front man in a revival of the notorious Black male stripper crew, The Chocolate Chips. Led by Luther -- now broke and broken -- the old, domesticated, out-of-shape Chips put aside former conflicts and reunite to save the hotel they used to perform in while helping Merlin win back his girl.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Aug 18, 2023

2.5/4

"Back on the Strip" is worth seeing for its hardworking cast.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 18, 2023

Despite some amusing moments, it never really takes off, burdened by a tiresome romantic subplot that periodically stops the movie dead in its tracks.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

Aug 18, 2023

This lean team effort is Sanders’ directorial debut, and he gets the laughs. Strip away the pomp and polish of a bigger-budget project, and that’s all that matters.

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

Aug 25, 2023

2/5

Unfortunately, this comedy is hampered by jokes that seem both stale (as in they would have been fresher in the early 1990s) and off-putting...

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James Verniere

Boston Herald

Aug 18, 2023

C

Despite big-name cast, "Strip" is a drag.

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

Aug 18, 2023

4/10

Back on the Strip doesn’t know when to leave well enough alone, and while some of this stuff works in fits and starts – particularly the romantic rivalry between [Love] and [Smoove] – most of it struggles to rise above everything else going on.

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Chris Spencer

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Wesley Snipes

Luther "Mr. Big"

Tiffany Haddish

Verna

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Merlin

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Desmond "Da Body" Day

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Pastor Amos "Slim Sexy" Fowler

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Synopsis

After losing the woman of his dreams, Merlin moves to Las Vegas to pursue work as a magician, only to get hired as the front man in a revival of the notorious Black male stripper crew, The Chocolate Chips. Led by Luther -- now broke and broken -- the old, domesticated, out-of-shape Chips put aside former conflicts and reunite to save the hotel they used to perform in while helping Merlin win back his girl.

Director: Chris Spencer
Producer: Geno Taylor, Missy Valdez, Elie Samaha, Wesley Snipes, Tiffany Haddish, Donald Kushner, Jeru Tillman, Chris Spencer, Eric Daniel
Screenwriter: Eric Daniel, Chris Spencer
Distributor: Luminosity Releasing
Production Co: MMJ Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2023, Wide
Runtime: 1h 57m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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