An earlier review called this movie a razor-sharp satire of White preoccupation with African American stereotypes and I really can't do any better than that. It was truly cringe inducing watching white people imagining that the novel within the story was a "true" reflection of Black life in America, sticking Black people into a box of their own imagining, when it was all a scam. I really want to complement the cast, who were all excellent, with extra credit given to Jeffrey Wright, who has really become one of my favorite actors. His performance is so well modulated that I would not be shocked if he somehow managed to scoop up the Best Actor Oscar, but the competition this year (Cillian Murphy, Paul Giamatti) is really stiff.