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2003 "Ever feel like you don't belong?"
5.2| 1h26m| PG-13| en
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A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.

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Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Ghoulumbe Better than most people think
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
tags_skeewee No matter how many times I see this movie, it never gets old. I laugh every time I see it. You can't take it seriously. It is a fun ride. Kennedy ' s role as B-rad the white rapper was perfect. The slang the acting was point on. You have to be a prude to not laugh. There are so many funny moments. Like when they try to prove B-rad is 'cured' by taking him to the movies. Or the ' King Kong' scene. Many many more. Why some want to bash this movie is beyond me. Tye Digs and Anthony Anderson played their role well. There isn't much wrong with this movie. Just let your self go and enjoy. .
Andrew Towne This movie does a good job of developing character types and playing them off against each other.First, there is the ironic humor implicit in a white boy thinking that his rich white beach town is "the hood" and that he is one of the "oppressed people." At one point, he asks his black governess if she thinks that "our people" will ever be treated right. Eventually we find out that this white boy was literally raised by his black governess because his parents -- who are important and busy people -- were never around.He listened to and loved her music, got her perspective on life, picked up her accent, etc. He fell in love with rap music as a little kid, and his goal in life is to be a big-time rapper.So the notion of a white boy acting black is not as preposterous as it seems.One aspect of this movie that I found brilliant was the way the writers also incorporated the opposite situation of blacks "acting white." Specifically, two black character actors -- one who attended Juilliard, the other who launched his career at the Pasadena Playhouse, are hired by the boy's father to "scare the boy white." At first, we see these actors in an ad for the father's gubernatorial campaign arguing and pushing each other on a basketball court, and they do seem very tough.But when we meet them in person, they don't really have a clue about the ghetto or how to act like gangsters.When they stage a kidnapping of the white boy and take him to the house of one of their girlfriends who lives in the ghetto, they quickly realize that they are in over their heads.Then some real gang bangers come along and (in another ironic juxtaposition) the hardest core gangster in a guns-blazing showdown turns out to be the poser white boy, whose shooting escapade (no one is killed or injured) is captured on video by reporters and televised on the evening news.Naturally, the boy's father sees this and is mortified -- what will become of his run for the governorship now? Anyway, congratulations to the writers of this movie for a job well done.And congratulations to Jamie Kennedy for his excellent acting and comedic skills.
kooleshwar FIrst things first I had no idea that this was a PG-13 rated movie, I saw the first few minutes of this movie on TV and decided to rent the movie on the basis of the hilarious scene about the campaign posters.Surely a movie with words such as Bitch and Whore would have a R-rating and would mean much more bolder jokes and hot maybe nude women right.But I had underestimated the absurdity of the American Rating system and I ended up seeing a movie with a PG-13 rating, a rating that I always try and avoid.Anyway i scaled down my expectations accordingly and sat back and enjoyed the ride.Luckily the movie dwelled on stereotypes that despite what people say lead to some of the funniest jokes, seeing black, Asian, white and political stereotypes is going to funny on screen no matter what you say.The jokes were hilarious throughout and despite the fact that I seriously thought they would become stale after a while there was always some wacky, juvenile joke around the corner to get me laughing again.The movie has some hilarious scenes such as the Kidnap Scene, the store robbery scene, the shout out etc. In fact when you think about it even though you may fall out of your seat laughing in any scene (they normally require buildups which are rare in modern comedies) you are either laughing or smiling in this film.The humour in this movie is immature,stereotypical, and slapstick and if you like your comedy subtle and intelligent than please save yourself the effort of watching this movie and dissing it after-wards.This movie does try to be something more towards the end but then which comedy doesn't.The acting is superb especially from the main 3 characters, with James Kennedy obviously stealing the show as the hilarious "Wigger", but take nothing away from Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson who did a splendid job as theatre actors who get nothing but roles as black stereotypes. The rest of the cast were playing those said stereotypes and didn't display any special talent except Kal Penn who was hilarious.Direction and other technical aspects are not important and not worth mentioning.The chicks are ugly and the garish display of man-abs on some of the women really put me off.There are no hot girls in this movie.The soundtrack is OK and adds the the feel of the movie.The few bad things are :- 1)That there are stretches that evoke nothing more than a chuckle and you crave for a distraction like some hot girls or a buildup to a big scene that is not there.2)PG-13 means that a bunch of jokes lose their impact for fear of treading on racist jokes territory and lead to more smiles and less laughs.3)People with the wrong company or with larger attention spans will eventually Overdose on the jokes and cease to find the movie funny after a while.These point especially the last one may have a serious bearing on how you feel when the movie ends.Please don't take this movie seriously it comes from a heritage of stand-up.All in all a good movie thats good for a bunch of laughs with like minded friends.Those who like intelligent subtle humour should avoid.-s no hot chicks, long stretches of chuckles,PG-13, high chance of Overdose.+/-s stereotypes (i love them)\, lots of chuckles.+s superb acting, lots of genuinely funny scenes, fresh film.total 7/10 (factoring in lowered expectations if you split his movie in clips it would make 3 great episodes of a comedy program clearly showing its stand-up heritage the whole package has a lesser impact though).
ironmonkey121 At first I though this was going to be a very good movie. I've seen Jamie Kennedy in other movies and TV shows and he seems like a really good and funny actor. But after watching this movie, I don't think he had given it his all like he had in other films.Let me be frank, the movie was good but it didn't have that formula to make it a blockbuster. There weren't too many funny parts in the movie unless you count Jamie's crew. I don't think that this movie should have got a 4.8 out of 10, it's not that bad. I at first though it would get a 5.5 to 6.5 as a rating, but I was surprised. This isn't that bad of a movie, it's watchable.So if you're bored one night, go to the video store and pick up a few movies including this one, you might just enjoy this flick.My rating : 3/5