I caught this during a weekend afternoon on Comedy Central and was pleasantly surprised. I expected an insulting and stupid buddy movie, but found myself somewhat entertained. I guess that's the point, anyway - it's not high art; just an amusing, OK film that has a few good jokes and amiable enough performances.
Orlando Jones plays a Harvard-educated lawyer who becomes involved in a murder conspiracy. He decides to make a run for Mexico to meet the only person who believes him at a rendezvous point - but along the way runs into authorities and, in an effort to ditch them, switches identities with an apparently homeless druggie (played by Eddie Griffin).
The two men essentially play each other for the duration of the film - Griffin pretending to be a high-class black man and the educated black male stereotype pretending to be a loud-mouth black stereotype.
Is this movie racist? I wouldn't say that. But it does rely on many stereotypes. Nevertheless, it comes across as passable due to the amusing performances and pace of the movie.
It's nothing great, but it helped me pass the time on a dreary afternoon.
Orlando Jones plays a Harvard-educated lawyer who becomes involved in a murder conspiracy. He decides to make a run for Mexico to meet the only person who believes him at a rendezvous point - but along the way runs into authorities and, in an effort to ditch them, switches identities with an apparently homeless druggie (played by Eddie Griffin).
The two men essentially play each other for the duration of the film - Griffin pretending to be a high-class black man and the educated black male stereotype pretending to be a loud-mouth black stereotype.
Is this movie racist? I wouldn't say that. But it does rely on many stereotypes. Nevertheless, it comes across as passable due to the amusing performances and pace of the movie.
It's nothing great, but it helped me pass the time on a dreary afternoon.