That’s how I ended up watching “They Cloned Tyrone.” I confess that the name was the first thing that made me curious.

In the story, Fontaine (John Boyega) lives the same routine every day. He lives with his mother – who he never sees, because she’s always locked in her room -, sells drugs around the neighborhood and is a lone wolf.

One night, when he goes to a hotel to collect debts from the city’s pimp (Jamie Foxx), Fontaine is shot inside his car and left for dead.

Things get even stranger when he wakes up the next day with no memory of what happened and no injuries.

Fontaine decides to investigate how he’s still alive after everything that happened and ends up discovering a government project that uses the neighborhood where he lives as guinea pigs for chemical tests in broad daylight.

Eles Clonaram o Tyrone é bom?

The beginning of the film may mislead the viewer, the formula seems hackneyed, after all, we have “Happy Death Day” and countless other films that have time loops as their central theme.

But it doesn’t take long for the film to show its tone and have its first plot twist (which is already present in the title).

The investigation and the attempt to find out why people are being cloned is the central part of the film, it’s what makes the journey of Yo Yo (Teyonah Perris), Slick (Foxx) and Fontaine so interesting.

With moments of humor and drama, the film has a good balance in tone, without getting lost in the development.

The way they deal with conspiracy theories here also adds even more value to the script. After all, who doesn’t want to know what interest the government has in controlling people?

The film is average and aims to make you think about the treatment that peripheral neighborhoods receive in society, but at the same time, this discussion gets lost amidst the almost satirical comedy.

The mix of comedy and science fiction, combined with the attempt to address a social issue, makes the film a confusing mess, with peaks that vary between laughter and thoughts of pity for one or more characters.

It’s worth playing They Cloned Tyrone, because the film is edited in a way that almost doesn’t allow us to see time passing, its pace is not slow and the story is very interesting and good for making us laugh.

Just don’t go in expecting very deep social criticism, tear-jerking drama and exaggerated laughter.

They Cloned Tyrone is a Netflix original film and is now available to watch.

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