Thelonious Ellison, whom everyone calls "Monk" starts a hoax when personal and professional pressures come together all at once. Basically, his mother needs long-term care, and he is the only one of his surviving siblings in a position to help. To address the financial challenges and express his frustration and disdain as a writer for a publishing industry that he thinks kowtows to the lowest common denominator to sell books, he pens a novel that includes all the stereotypes of the life of a black man. The movie has a satirical take on the state of current racial politics, but also incorporates the story of one family dealing with personal issues. The effects of divorce, death, financial insecurity, coming out, solo living -- they are all touched on in this comedy in a sensitive way. It has been a long time where I have watched a movie that was able to combine many issues in comedic and touching ways.
Reaction: Worth seeing
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