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Theres something strangely uninvolving aboutWhite Boy Rick, despite all its claims to be a sensational true story.

When Rick Sr. refuses to play ball with an FBI sting, Rick Jr. steps up to the plate.
Or is he an outsider, trying to win the trust of Johnnys circle while simultaneously eroding it?
Neither scenario, or anything in between, is articulated compellingly.
A kid who had it rough, but not as rough as his peers?