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1/10
Waste of TIME
dguyt0021 June 2013
The movie was very bad. The across were very bad and the script was poor. The movie had some funny moments however, it fails to deliver intended message. With so many other urban movies worth similar plots, this movie was less than mediocre and fails to compete with rest. The scenes looked to be filmed with a home video camera or the latest smart phone. Total embarrassment to black cops in urban communities. This film was poor, unbelievable and pathetic. I too am unsure who funded such trash. I wished someone warned me before spending my money at the Red box. There isn't much more tip say about the movie. In my opinion, there is nothing good about the movie and it is a waste of footage, time, and money.
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9/10
Worth the laughs
deaddreadlock26 July 2022
Hands down one of the funniest sea rated movies I have ever seen in my life. True enough, this film is not for everybody and it's not the most enjoyable film there is out there. But I will guarantee you lots of laughs and better memories in this c-rated movie then over 75% of silver screen films today.
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6/10
GOT KUSH?
nogodnomasters26 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Rey (Garrett Morris) owns a pawn shop. His underachieving son Mike (Robert Spearman Jr.) works there. Mike dreams of opening a rim shop called "Spinners" where they play "The Spinners" all day long. Ex-con Tony (Cool Aide) also works there. Tony aspires to be on the Best Buy geek squad.

Mike fences behind his dad's back which causes problems when a thug's gold chain is stolen. The film has numerous side characters, with James (Mike McDaniel) the policeman who does bad impersonations being my favorite. This African-American comedy takes place in Detroit at some time when gas was $2.63 a gallon. It includes drug humor, big sassy women, and plenty of booty humor. It pokes fun at black culture including a barber that has that Madea look.

The film was funniest when everyone becomes a BS artist. There were numerous scenes that had me laughing. There were also a lot of scenes that didn't work too well. The classy Garrett Morris who was grossly underutilized on SNL, was again underutilized in his leading role as a straight man. The film bounced around but the plot never moved. It remained stagnant so it could work in various skits, too many of which lacked freshness.

Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. The language is still saucy with the "A" word frequently used. Sex is implied. Close-up of cleavage and booty. Woman thrusts a man into her cleavage. One background song stops short as it says "mother..." Clearly for adults in spite of cleaning things up.
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