There are some nifty period soul tunes by Stanley Clark, and a nice premise, but oddly for "soul men" no soul. Sloppy is a good way to describe the direction - flashbacks of "previous" scenes, that were actually on the cutting room floor parred with a "just keep the camera rolling and something magical will happen" feel, keep this film tethered to the ground, where it could have soared. So much of this film seems pasted together and you feel that, in spite of this being Bernie's last film, this was pretty much paint by the numbers, and just about everyone's hearts weren't in it.
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I probably won't remember it years from now, but for now I'm completely fine with this movie for the time being.īoth a buddy film and a road film, this comedy has its moments, but all too often it seems to forget how to be witty, so relies on funny looks and MF's by Bernie Mac way too often. It has its flaws, it's humor is never consistent and its predictability, but it's a perfectly acceptable and entertaining movie to watch if you got a couple of hours to spare. So the combination of a likeable cast, some really funny moments (involving Lester), some good music make this a more than watcheable movie. I look forward to seeing more of her.in FHM or Maxim,, the music in this movie is quite good as well. There's also Sam's character's daughter.my oh my what a lovely young lass. Of course, his goofiness makes it all the more apparent that you're watching a movie, therefore he is a detriment as nobody that goofy exists in real life. There's also Lester, what a goddamn goofy character, I was greatly entertained by this character.
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Either apply some make-up to make them look older, or have younger actors portray them in the flashbacks, because it just looked hokey. It doesn't help that Samuel and Bernie play their characters in the FLASHBACKS. John Legend's character was 63 when he died so you expect me to believe these guys are probably older than that.ummm yea, not gonna happen. One thing I didn't like was how the movie tried to present the characters as much older than they actually were. So that sucks, because that was on my mind and some of the scenes (the scene in the giant coffin) were disturbing with the benefit of hindsight. The plot of the movie is actually pretty sad considering that Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes passed away 3 months (Hayes passed away the day after Bernie, which is pretty sad) before the release of the movie, so that must have been a big downer on the cast and crew. I was never a big fan of Bernie Mac, but he's also quite good here and it looked liked they had a lot of fun working with each other. If Black Snake Moan wasn't (don't gimme that Snakes on a Plane bullshit) then this movie won't do that.
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Samuel Jackson clearly gave a shit and he's quite good here, there are some flashes of the old Samuel here, but it's not like this movie would have been a revival for him. But goddamnit Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac sure had some great chemistry with each other and they bring a lot of life to a movie that, otherwise, would have been below average. There are some really funny scenes, but they're sporadic and the rest of the humor isn't very consistent. But while her dreams are finally coming into focus, with the help of her friends, shell have to battle her overprotective dad and Drews ex-girlfriend, whos determined to keep Mandy away from the bash.I had fun watching this movie, much more than I probably should have.
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Ηθοποιοί: Ashley Tisdale (as Mandy Gilbert), Robbie Amell (as Drew Patterson), Kevin Pollak (as Tom Gilbert), Shenae Grimes-Beech (as Cayenne), Lauren Collins (as Alexa)Ī no-body is about to become a somebody to impress everybody! - Plot: Ashley Tisdale stars in this hilarious teen comedy as Mandy, an unpopular high school senior who lands a date to the biggest party of the year with Drew, the schools hottest guy.