Brian Tyree Henry is one of Hollywood’s most charismatic actors, and he comes out of the gate like gangbusters in Dope Thief, radiating mega-watt hustler charm and humor as a streetwise Philadelphia criminal with a plan to make some money while cleaning up the streets.
Posing as a DEA agent to rob low-level drug dealers with his partner and best friend Manny (Wagner Moura), Henry’s Ray is a cocky crook who justifies his feloniousness by arguing that he’s setting wrongdoers on the right path (or at least “culling the herd”), and his bravado and wit are only matched by his dedication to his conniving craft. Professionalism is the name of Ray’s illicit game, and as he demonstrates during an opening stick-up, he’s nothing if not an expert at talking fast, moving faster, and intimidating marks through sheer force of will.
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