The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate production. Until this time comes, he works at his mother's boyfriend's gas station to repay him for covering his college tuition. One day at the station, his ex-fiancé - and one true love - reappears at the pumps after 3 years of silence. Cool discovers that it is 36 hours until her wedding to a local lawyer. As Cool embarks on last-ditch attempts to win her back, he takes on the biggest "role" of his life while also learning the secret to mastering his craft.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Pete ChatmonDirector
- Rick ZahnDirector
- Eric LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Pete ChatmonWriter
Cast
- Dorian MissickCool
- Zoe SaldañaCharli
- Hill HarperEd
- Frankie FaisonPhil
- William SadlerCole Carter
- Sean NelsonAustin Price
- Novella NelsonJayme
- Eva MarcilleFarrah
Themes
gas stationengaged womanaspiring actortrue loveex fiancéewin girl backimminent wedding