Sinners' Michael B Jordan Reveals His Guilty Pleasure Movie | Sorry Not Sorry
Thanks to his duo, Oscar-worthy performance in Sinners, Michael B. Jordan is now synonymous with award-winning movies. He has not, however, forgotten the films that helped shape him, whether they be good, bad, or, in the case of one, guilty.
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Speaking to JustWatch alongside Sinners director Ryan Coogler, the pair were asked to share their ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’ movie pick: a film that holds a special place in their hearts despite being viewed as a questionable choice by most. Coogler went first and recounted his love for a Mandy Moore tearjerker, and then it was Jordan’s turn to confess his truth, eventually revealing A Low Down Dirty Shame.
Michael B. Jordan & Ryan Coogler Reminisce Over A Low Down Dirty Shame
Initially unsure of his selection, Jordan looked up something on his phone before checking, “Does this count?” to Coogler. His Sinners director showed his approval for the choice with a “hell yeah” before coaxing Jordan to share his decision with JustWatch. Finally, Jordan uttered the title “A Low Down Dirty Shame” before getting lost remembering the film, throwing out the single name of “Peaches”, which had both actor and director descending into giggles.
After composing himself, Coogler demanded that Jordan “speak the gospel of A Low Down Dirty Shame.” The actor, however, was still struggling to pull himself back together and could only share fleeting comments. His attempts ended with “a detective cop”, to which Coogler jumped in with “noir”. This then sparked more memories for Jordan as he jokingly remarked, “We got ‘Rock’ in it, you know what I’m saying?”
The ‘Rock’ to which he refers is not Dwayne Johnson, but rather Charles S. Dutton, who does, in certain angles of A Low Down Dirty Shame, have an air of The Rock to him. Ryan Coogler agreed with the comparison, “Rock, yeah, Charles S. Dutton”. Then both were lost to the movie replaying in their heads, with only affirmations of the film's quality heard from them after.
Why A Low Down Dirty Shame is a True Guilty Pleasure
With Michael B. Jordan having done such a terrible job of selling A Low Down Dirty Shame, it is left to us to explain why this one should be on your watchlists.
Written, directed by, and starring Keenan Ivory Wayans, A Low Down Dirty Shame is, as Ryan Coogler stated, a noir, but one that fully embraces comedy. The plot is very familiar and follows an ex-cop, now a private detective, as he begins searching for the millions stolen by a drug lord. Also starring Charles S. Dutton and Jada Pinkett Smith (who plays the aforementioned Peaches), A Low Down Dirty Shame is one of those films that has its heart in the right place, even if nothing else is.
Sitting on Rotten Tomatoes with just 4% from a tidal of 23 critics, it is safe to say that A Low Down Dirty Shame has struggled to please the press. In contrast, A Low Down Dirty Shame has an audience score of 70%, which proves that the film has plenty of appeal. Amidst the 250,000+ audience rankings sit both Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler, and if you have people of their calibre willing to go to bat for you, then it cannot be all that bad.
Only the second film in Wayan’s directing career, A Low Down Dirty Shame struggles with several budget and plot restrictions, but these are the expected teething pains of an early director. Wayan’s next project was Scary Movie, a horror comedy parody that spawned its own - soon to be six - film series, which proved that if nothing else, A Low Down Dirty Shame was a learning experience for the filmmaker. Not strictly a movie to seek out if you want a quality night’s entertainment; for that experience, you should definitely grab Sinners.
However, if you want to have some fun with friends, A Low Down Dirty Shame is exactly the guilty pleasure to do this with. Plus, should you ever run into Michael B. Jordan, knowledge of the film would put you on the fast track to winning his heart.
