Strangely sour and ultimately wearisome.
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02/05/08
Don't Be a Menace... (1996)
30 %
Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 7 Rotten:16 Average Rating: 4.6/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Synopsis: This film is a parody of the recent "hood" movies made by African-American directors, in particular John Singleton's "Boyz 'N the Hood." The plot focuses on Ashtray, a do-gooder who comes to South Central L.A. to live with his father. Unfortunately, Dad turns out to be a poor role model, as he... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Chris Spencer, Suli McCullough
Director: Paris Barclay
Producer: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Eric L. Gold
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
Producer: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Eric L. Gold
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
Reviews
Full of very obvious spoofery, and funnier in concept than in execution.
02/05/08
Top Critic
If you really want to appreciate this film, go see all the hood movies from the 90s - good and bad.
09/22/05
There's maybe three or four half-decent chuckles to be found in this otherwise interminable 90-minute mega-chore.
09/16/05
The thin plot is merely the frame for gags, and there are more a few good ones here.
12/28/04
A free-for-all comic spoof that brings the 'hood' genre of Hollywood films full circle.
08/30/04
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06/05/02
The gags -- like most of the Wayanses' humor -- range from astute satire to lowest-common-denominator yucks.
01/01/00
Too many gags fall flat, or are cheap and sleazy instead of clever and witty.
01/01/00
Outrageous is the key word here. In many successful scenes, the Wayans deftly play on our assumptions and cliches.
01/01/00
If I see one more movie featuring that current favorite of obnoxious movie stereotypes -- the pair of abrasive Asian convenience store owners -- I'm not going to even going to think twice before getting up and leaving the theatre.
01/01/00
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