Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Eric Stevenson Well, they waited 49 years to make a movie adaptation of one of the most beloved TV shows of all time. It wasn't worth the wait. I admit to having probably only seen one episode of the actual show, but this was still terrible. It really is a huge problem with how they changed everybody's race. It hurts that it's set in modern times and it gets used as an excuse for dumb modern references. From what I have seen of the show, this was nothing like it at all.Actually, that doesn't even matter that much. Even if it was just a stand alone movie, it would still be really bad. Everything is just so bland and clichéd. I could barely find a synopsis for this film and that's because the plot is so random it doesn't matter. It doesn't work even as any episode of a TV show. I feel bad for this being the lowest rated film Roger Ebert ever gave a thumbs up to. *1/2

winopaul A study in prejudice, not of anyone in the movie, but of all outraged fanboys giving this one star. Yeah, they sure pre-judged this flick. Guys, its not that bad. After seeing the competent sets and acting and cinematography, I was ready to blame the script. What else would account for all the hate? But the script is pretty good, downright clever, and a really smart vamp off of the old TV show. The real problem must be that neither fat or black sells very well at the box office. Imagine John Goodman as Ralph and I doubt it would have done better. Blowhard fat guy might work for him as a secondary character in The Big Lebowski, but its can't carry a movie. So maybe go art film and use Rosie O'donnell as Ralph in an interracial lesbian marriage. That's pretty topical, Palme d'Or material to boot.Well, we saw what happened with Ghostbusters, so why trade racism for misogyny in the fanboys? Lets pretend its the first day of shooting and we have to Winston Wolfe this film. Fat and black don't sell, so I would go with pretty and black, and make the film center on the two female leads. Don't fall victim to Cedric's "thang" and stop finding amusement in a fat guy dancing. I know its PG-13, but why pass up the chance for social commentary, so lets have Ralph deal drugs for fast cash. We can all laugh along as he gets wired on crank and bounces off the walls, and then switches to heroin and passes out driving the bus, so he turns to LSD and spends the rest of the film waving a lit cigarette in front of his face. Funny funny stuff. In the end we can have Alice save the day by pimping some schoolgirls-- "Hose 'em off and check their beepers Trixie!" Funny funny stuff.The film can focus on how Alice holds everything together and saves the day. Gyrrll power, yeah, more topical yet. And no need to trade one flavor of racism for another, let Leguizamo be Norton, either with a black wife, or get Susan Boyle to play Trixie. 85 million domestic box and think of the action figure revenue. The Ralph Kramden accessory kit with hypos and crack pipes and eyedroppers should bring in 3 million alone.

elshikh4 IT'S A NICE MOVIE. Not very nice, and not the worst movie ever made either. So why all the hate ??? When it first came out, the hell broke loose. It hit the list of the IMDb's 250 bottom movies in no time ! After 4 years I watched it, to find that nothing was bad. The plot is droll, the leads are OK, and it looks like a light cartoon for all the time. I loved the directing, some moments (training the dog by spoofing movies, the romantic reconciliation at the end, ..), and the performance of Gabrielle Union a lot. Here nothing was boring, disgusting or shocking. Yes, it seemed short, needing more gags, or using for the hidden history of the dog (as it belongs to a very wealthy people or anything like that), but I didn't hate it though. Actually there was a point I hated which's that they made the gorgeous Union love Cedric the Entertainer (I was jealous since I'm a bit less fat than him!). So what about the reputation of bad, very kill-yourself-instead bad !!?? I think it's totally related to the strength and the charisma of the original show. From what I already read surely there is no comparison or whatsoever. It seems that the show was 100 times more comic. And with a classic status that has 50 years age, the less good movie was preposterous more than prosperous! For me I didn't have the chance of seeing any of the original Honeymooners. That inoculated me to not have the ugly conclusion that apparently everyone got. However, this makes me the viewer who the makers of this movie wanted the most. And this humble viewer has to say; I love it, it's fun. Among many late comedies with all black cast it's an exception as Funny! Finally, I'm sure if it wasn't named (The Honeymooners) then it would have got reviews with titles such as "Lovely Small Comedy", "Cedric the Entertainer is The Best", "Not an Oscar Material But it's Working" or "Don't Listen to The Critics, This Movie Rocks"!

ichocolat First of all, I'd love to give this movie no stars but since I can't do it, I am giving it one star. And that is being generous, considering how bad this movie is made.I wasn't expecting a good movie, but I can not believe that this movie is even worse than I thought. I have always known that seldom a remake can be as good as the original, but make it at least watchable. The producer seems to make this movie in a very bad way, thinking that as long as it has the same name as the original, people will come and watch it.The beginning of the movie is quite promising, though. It started with the guy's mother-in-law coming to their house for dinner. Actually his wife asked her mummy to come to ask for loan for them to buy a nicer house.Then suddenly the movie seemed to lost its direction. He began to experience many bad lucks but in the end finally got what he wished for. And the way he got it is way to bizarre! Without doubt, one of the worst movie I have ever seen. Pity me for wasting my precious one and a half hour in front of the TV to watch it.