This movie is a marvelous risk that pays off handsomely. Not anyone could pull off a spoken word/rap "musical" but it somehow works. I think Hamilton has primed us to be receptive to such a movie. It would not have played as well ten years ago. But it's so unique and catchy that you can't help smiling at the boldness. The dialogue is really fast and pointed. The themes (gentrification, police brutality, inequality) it deals with are heavy but poignantly tackled from a point of view rarely seen on screen and with comedy. Yeah, it's a buddy comedy under all that.
