Even after being around hip hop culture since the 80's this is a movie I had never heard anything about until now. And I thought I had caught most hood movies from that era.
This is another supposed fish out of water comedy, with the main guy having been taken in by a black family after loosing his white parents along the way. So this isn't exactly a white guy who thinks he's black movie like The Jerk, more a white guy who adopts some black mannerisms to fit in.
What you will get out of this comedy will be related to what you know about hip hop. Cameos from rappers such as Yoyo, Exhibit, E40 and even George Clinton will only matter if you know these people. The humour is probably more crude than the majority of hood movies and there is the usual attempts at sending up black movie tropes. Again which will only work if you know the references. I am not sure Tarantino will be particularly happy with this film as it rips off the gimp dungeon scene from Pulp Fiction pretty blatantly. There is also a weird scene with the main character as an Irish child is seen wearing a kilt, which is Scottish not Irish traditional wear. But the strangest part of all is the main star. If you check the cast list he isnt even mentioned. No photograph, nothing. And he wrote it. Is there something I am missing? I originally thought the actor was Adam Baldwin, he looks so similar, but turns out he was a comedian who did stuff with the Wayans and died in his 30's. While I get that this movie was a "black movie" the fact the main actor doesn't seem to be getting the basic respect in terms of billing seems very off. An average to poor quality hood movie which seems to disrespecting its star for whatever reason that isn't made clear.
This is another supposed fish out of water comedy, with the main guy having been taken in by a black family after loosing his white parents along the way. So this isn't exactly a white guy who thinks he's black movie like The Jerk, more a white guy who adopts some black mannerisms to fit in.
What you will get out of this comedy will be related to what you know about hip hop. Cameos from rappers such as Yoyo, Exhibit, E40 and even George Clinton will only matter if you know these people. The humour is probably more crude than the majority of hood movies and there is the usual attempts at sending up black movie tropes. Again which will only work if you know the references. I am not sure Tarantino will be particularly happy with this film as it rips off the gimp dungeon scene from Pulp Fiction pretty blatantly. There is also a weird scene with the main character as an Irish child is seen wearing a kilt, which is Scottish not Irish traditional wear. But the strangest part of all is the main star. If you check the cast list he isnt even mentioned. No photograph, nothing. And he wrote it. Is there something I am missing? I originally thought the actor was Adam Baldwin, he looks so similar, but turns out he was a comedian who did stuff with the Wayans and died in his 30's. While I get that this movie was a "black movie" the fact the main actor doesn't seem to be getting the basic respect in terms of billing seems very off. An average to poor quality hood movie which seems to disrespecting its star for whatever reason that isn't made clear.