A Lot of Nothing

A Lot of Nothing
A Lot of Nothing
Directed by	Mo McRae
Written by	Sarah Kelly Kaplan, Mo McRae
Produced by	Inny Clemons; Zak Kristofek;
Starring	Y'lan Noel; Cleopatra Coleman; Justin Hartley;
Cinematography	John Rosario
Edited by	Annie Eifrig
Music by	David Sardy
Production; companies	Anonymous Content; Scalable Content; Secret Society Films; Traction;
Distributed by	RLJE Films
Release dates	March 2022 (SXSW); February 3, 2023;
Running time	204 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

A Lot of Nothing is a satirical thriller focusing on the topics of racism and Police brutality in the United States. The movie was panned by critics and was not successful.^[1]^[2] The film premiered at South by Southwest in 2022.^[3]

Plot

James (Y'lan Noel) and Vanessa (Cleopatra Coleman) seem to be the perfect couple – happily married, successful, and comfortable. One night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor (Justin Hartley) was involved. In a state of shock, and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they embark on a highly combustible journey to 'do something' about it.

Cast

Y'lan Noel as James
Cleopatra Coleman as Vanessa
Justin Hartley as Brian

Reception

The film has 48% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews. It has a metascore of 55 on Metacritic, representing Mixed or Average reviews, based on 9 reviews.

References

^ Kiang, Jessica (March 14, 2022). "'A Lot of Nothing' Review: A Daringly Satirical Race Drama That Delivers a Whole Lot – Eventually Too Much – of Everything". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
^ Gyarkye, Lovia (March 13, 2022). "'A Lot of Nothing': Film Review | SXSW 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
^ McCarthy, Todd (March 13, 2022). "SXSW Film Review: Mo McRae's 'A Lot Of Nothing'". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

External links

Triangle of Sadness at Festival de Cannes
Triangle of Sadness at TIFF
Triangle of Sadness at NYFF
A Lot of Nothing at IMDb
A Lot of Nothing at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Press kit
Official screenplay

[1] Kiang, Jessica (March 14, 2022). "'A Lot of Nothing' Review: A Daringly Satirical Race Drama That Delivers a Whole Lot – Eventually Too Much – of Everything". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

[2] Gyarkye, Lovia (March 13, 2022). "'A Lot of Nothing': Film Review | SXSW 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

[3] McCarthy, Todd (March 13, 2022). "SXSW Film Review: Mo McRae's 'A Lot Of Nothing'". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

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