'You People' squanders a topnotch cast in a movie caught between satire and sitcom. Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill and Sam Jay are pictured here in the Netflix comedy.
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'You People' squanders a topnotch cast in a movie caught between satire and sitcom
"You People" relies on cringe-inducing moments as the crux of its comedy, as a Jewish guy and a Black Muslim woman (neither of them particularly observant) get engaged, then endure the push and pull of their respective families. A topnotch cast -- down to the tiny cameos -- can't fully redeem material that gets lost somewhere between satire and sitcom as assembled by star Jonah Hill and director Kenya Barris.
