To be honest, I've never been impressed with Pryor as an actor. He's a dope comedian, one of the best, but as an actor... I'll pass. That presents a particular problem because he has to carry the movie. He's great alongside Gene Wilder, but I can't think of anything in which he was great by himself.
The movie seems to be more or less a biopic of Pryor's life using the pseudonym Jo Jo Dancer. I don't know how much was real and how much was fictionalized, but it definitely was an up and down life. At one point Pryor dressed in drag which was really confusing. Why he did a drag number I don't know. And this wasn't like a disguise or a Halloween costume, he did a full strip tease number. Truly disturbing.
Frankly, I think a biopic about Pryor would be better if done by someone else. The parts of the movie which were him doing stand up were outstanding. Even the couple of funny parts were good, but when he went for dramatic it wasn't convincing.
The movie seems to be more or less a biopic of Pryor's life using the pseudonym Jo Jo Dancer. I don't know how much was real and how much was fictionalized, but it definitely was an up and down life. At one point Pryor dressed in drag which was really confusing. Why he did a drag number I don't know. And this wasn't like a disguise or a Halloween costume, he did a full strip tease number. Truly disturbing.
Frankly, I think a biopic about Pryor would be better if done by someone else. The parts of the movie which were him doing stand up were outstanding. Even the couple of funny parts were good, but when he went for dramatic it wasn't convincing.