I went into this having never heard of Rick Wersche Jr or his story of rise from youth arms dealer to drugs kingpin.
It's an intriguing story. White Boy Rick holds your attention because you are under the premise that you'll get into the detail of the 'how?'. But it never really delivers that, which is a shame as I think, with an over two hour run time, it had the opportunity. I was longing for more insight into the FBI's involvement and manipulation of Rick. How did he achieve the rise within the drug scene? And to what level did he reach? Local dealer? Detroit Kingpin? Some questions left frustratingly unanswered.
McConaughey and Merritt are great in their roles. They did well to portray the dysfunctional yet underlying closeness of the unconventional father/son relationship.
Ultimately, it's a good watch. There are some decent scenes and cinematography. But genuinely believe in the hands of a Scorsese, White Boy Rick could've been turned into a great. It just lacks the depth required to get to that level.
It's an intriguing story. White Boy Rick holds your attention because you are under the premise that you'll get into the detail of the 'how?'. But it never really delivers that, which is a shame as I think, with an over two hour run time, it had the opportunity. I was longing for more insight into the FBI's involvement and manipulation of Rick. How did he achieve the rise within the drug scene? And to what level did he reach? Local dealer? Detroit Kingpin? Some questions left frustratingly unanswered.
McConaughey and Merritt are great in their roles. They did well to portray the dysfunctional yet underlying closeness of the unconventional father/son relationship.
Ultimately, it's a good watch. There are some decent scenes and cinematography. But genuinely believe in the hands of a Scorsese, White Boy Rick could've been turned into a great. It just lacks the depth required to get to that level.