Top Five

Chris Rock stars as a a famous comedian in the middle of a career crisis struggling to reinvent himself in the face of personal and professional struggles and the blazing glare of media taking it all in. Rosario Dawson is the reporter that helps him face it.  In addition to Rock, Top Five is also unbelievably peppered throughout with the most amazing comedians working today.  Part comedy, social commentary, and satire; it's an interesting look into the world of entertainment and media and the ideas and realities that shape it and our perception of it. The film is also directed by Rock and marks an interesting shift with a refreshing and honest boldness to the comedy genre.  Where Top Five falls short, is in not sufficiently exploring the darkness and struggle enough. Also, the sheer comedic star power  combined with a rather short running time, inevitably detracts from the story's scope.  That said, it still was a huge delight to watch.