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‘A Lot of Nothing’ Review: A Daringly Satirical Race Drama That Delivers a Whole Lot – Eventually Too Much – of Everything
Jessica Kiang Boldly going where few first-time (or however–many-time) directors dare, actor-turned-filmmaker Mo McRae (“Sons of Anarchy,” “The First Purge”) fashions a high-wire juggling act of a debut, in which half the breathless, uneasy entertainment value comes from wondering when it will all come tumbling down. That it eventually does, therefore — in a final act that overworks some unnecessarily soapy twists — feels slightly inevitable.