Dotty & Soul
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| Directed by | Adam Saunders |
| Written by | Adam Saunders |
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| Cinematography | John Schmidt |
| Edited by | Pete Talamo |
| Music by | Nima Fakhrara |
Production company | Footprint Features |
| Distributed by | Quiver Distribution |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dotty & Soul is an 2022 American comedy film written and directed by Adam Saunders in his directorial debut. The film stars Leslie Uggams, Saunders, David Koechner and Gary Owen. The film follows Ethan Cox (Saunders), the owner of a self-driving car company, experiences cancel when his controversial Halloween costume grabs the attention of the public on social media and puts his career at risk. To mitigate the damage, he hires Dotty (Uggams), a 71-year-old snack cart vendor, as the company's new CEO.
The film premiered at the 2022 San Diego International Film Festival in October 2022.[1] It was released on May 19, 2023, by Quiver Distribution.[2][3][4][5]
Cast[edit]
- Leslie Uggams as Dotty
- Adam Saunders as Ethan Cox
- David Koechner as Brannigan
- Gary Owen as Diggy
- M. Emmet Walsh as Harold Eichelbaum
- Bobby Naderi as Farhad Ghorbani
- Alexis Ren as Stefani
- Margot Bingham as Isabella
- Tina Parker as Dora
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[6]
Film critic Avi Offer from the NYC Movie Guru gave it a negative review writing: "Dotty & Soul has two things going for it that make it somewhat watchable. First, there's Leslie Uggams' charismatic performance. The film comes alive the most whenever she's on screen. She deserves better material, though."[7] Brittany Witherspoon from the Screen Rant wrote in her review: "It’s clichéd and predictable, but Dotty & Soul is sincere in showing how people can learn from past mistakes when given time to put in the work."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Witherspoon, Patrice (October 24, 2022). "Dotty & Soul Review: Saunders' Timely Feature Debut Is Heartfelt & Humorous". ScreenRant.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 17, 2023). "Price Productions Wraps On 'Mad Props' Doc; 'Dotty & Soul', 'Best Clown', 'The Pilgrim' Acquired; Lavine/Burns Prize Calls For Entries – Film Briefs".
- ^ Roman, Julian (May 18, 2023). "Dotty & Soul Review: Preachy Cancel Culture Comedy Runs Thin". MovieWeb.
- ^ "Leslie Uggams On "Dotty & Soul," Future Projects, Broadway & More". Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (May 5, 2023). "Fivel Stewart Joins 'Bellmount' Action Thriller; Well Go USA Acquires Johnny Strong's Military Action Thriller 'Warhorse One'; 'Dotty & Soul' Gets New Clip – Film Briefs".
- ^ "Dotty & Soul | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "Reviews for May 19th, 2023". nycmovieguru.com.
