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Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Comedy · Documentary · 2013
Captures the laughter, energy and mayhem from Hart's 2012 "Let Me Explain" concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities, and generated over $32 million in ticket sales.
Movie details
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
“Witness the rise of a legend”
2013 Comedy · Documentary 1h 14m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.7 / 10
9.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
53 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
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Captures the laughter, energy and mayhem from Hart's 2012 "Let Me Explain" concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities, and generated over $32 million in ticket sales.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Leslie Small
Written by
Kevin Hart · Harry Ratchford · Joey Wells
Kevin Hart
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David Terrell
Dapper Guy
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David Jason Perez
Disc Jockey
Justine Herron
Angry Light-Skinned Girl
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Harry Ratchford
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Joey Wells
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William Horton
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Court is in session
Put Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.