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Director:
John Whitesell

Cast:
Jamie Kennedy, Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Ryan O'Neal

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual humor, language and violence

Review:

Every now and then, you get a feature-length version of a TV skit. Jamie Kennedy’s negro wannabee B-Rad Gluckman has been seen somewhere. I’m not sure, but I’ve been told that the Marshall Mathers parody is pretty funny.

It’s not here.

B-Rads father (Ryan O'Neal) is an über-rich business man who’s running for the US Senate, and as our hero is soooooo embarrassing, he tells his top aide Tom Gibbons(Blair Underwood) to do something about it. What he does is to hire two actors, Sean(Taye Diggs) andPJ(Anthony Anderson) to take B-rad to the ghetto and "scare him white," and with the help of pal Shondra(Regina Hall) that’s what they attempt.

It’s all very predictable. The wince to giggle factor isn’t that good. Most of the jokes are racist and lame. Winces predominate.

This doesn’t mean that Kennedy isn’t a bad actor, it’s just that his first cinematic effort will not be appreciated by those of the Caucasian persuasion. Much of the film is in ebonics.

Give it a pass.

Eric Lurio