I went into this with my roommate, expecting a hilarious adventure of racism that we could laugh at and make light social commentary of. What we got instead, was perhaps the worst film we've ever seen. Not only does it try to combat racism by being incredibly racist, it also skims over rape, sexism, and a number of other topics. Every white character in the film is a racist, save for one of the cops whose wife is an African American, and a white hooker whose sole purpose is to show her tits on screen.
The first 15 minutes surround a character who isn't in the film again - and is mentioned once in the ending. He isn't a villain. He is the star of a supposedly famous kids "TV Show" called Hambo. The character Hambo doesn't go by any other name, seemingly having adapted the character as his own persona for some reason. His only friend is the main character - a young African American who used to watch Hambo as a kid - and he is incredibly racist towards him. I don't know how either of them met. I don't know how they've stayed friends. None of it makes any sense.
Also, the main character is a doctor. This is used only for sympathy. He doesn't use any medical skills at all throughout the film. He also, as Ooga Booga, kills multiple innocent people solely because they are racist.
I can't describe the plot to anyone. It doesn't make sense. A majority of the film follows a plot point that doesn't connect or matter very much to the main point. Ooga Booga and his story are in the film for around 35 minutes of the 1 hour 50 minute long film. A majority of the scenes make no sense. There is no reason for them.
The rape that was glossed over - the female lead didn't react to it after it happened. She went home, got in the shower, at which point Ooga Booga the puppet jerked off to her in the shower.
Ooga Booga doesn't act like Devin, the kind young physician. Ooga Booga is a different person altogether.
To put it simply: This film isn't worth watching. It provides few laughs - and even most of those are drowned out by how angry you will be for it's intense racism.
The first 15 minutes surround a character who isn't in the film again - and is mentioned once in the ending. He isn't a villain. He is the star of a supposedly famous kids "TV Show" called Hambo. The character Hambo doesn't go by any other name, seemingly having adapted the character as his own persona for some reason. His only friend is the main character - a young African American who used to watch Hambo as a kid - and he is incredibly racist towards him. I don't know how either of them met. I don't know how they've stayed friends. None of it makes any sense.
Also, the main character is a doctor. This is used only for sympathy. He doesn't use any medical skills at all throughout the film. He also, as Ooga Booga, kills multiple innocent people solely because they are racist.
I can't describe the plot to anyone. It doesn't make sense. A majority of the film follows a plot point that doesn't connect or matter very much to the main point. Ooga Booga and his story are in the film for around 35 minutes of the 1 hour 50 minute long film. A majority of the scenes make no sense. There is no reason for them.
The rape that was glossed over - the female lead didn't react to it after it happened. She went home, got in the shower, at which point Ooga Booga the puppet jerked off to her in the shower.
Ooga Booga doesn't act like Devin, the kind young physician. Ooga Booga is a different person altogether.
To put it simply: This film isn't worth watching. It provides few laughs - and even most of those are drowned out by how angry you will be for it's intense racism.