Franklin (Charles Q. Murphy) is a mad scientist who just created a monster. Darius and Motown (Jasper Reed and DeRay Davis) are in need of some quick cash and are planning to compete in a basketball competition that requires three players. So Darius & Motown decide to turn the monster into Frankie (Bob Sapp), and teach him how to play basketball in time for the tournament. The movie is very funny, kind of a mix of Friday and White Men Can't Jump. I liked the energy of it, and the fact that it has heart. Sapp, Reed, and Davis are all very good in their roles, especially Sapp, perfectly comically playing a Frankenstein monster. Yes, the movie never really breaks any new ground, you will not walk out shocked at how great it is, but it certainly knows how to get laughs, and also has a good amount of heart. It is never ridiculously over the top, just at times insane in plot. It's a comic trio done right, and Frankenhood proves how to make a good spoof without fart or booger jokes, or for that sake, any gross out jokes. This is why Frankenhood is an ideal comedy for that spoof lover inside all of us.
Review of Frankenhood
