This movie is far too timid to show that relationship beyond a few discreet kisses between Kutcher and Saldana.
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03/25/05
Guess Who (2005)
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Reviews Counted:146
Fresh:63
Rotten:83
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Despite the chemistry of its stars, Guess Who, a loose remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, lacks the political relevance of the original.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This new take on the 1967 drama GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER puts a comedic spin on interracial dating. Bernie Mac (THE BERNIE MAC SHOW) costars as Percy Jones, a wealthy black banker who has an... [More]
Starring: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott
Director: Kevin Rodney
Reviews for Guess Who
A disappointing retread of a bunch of better movies.
03/25/05
Not afraid to draw real blood, both on the ethnic clash and, perhaps more unusual for a studio romantic comedy these days, relationship fronts.
03/25/05
Has surprising depth and charm, descriptors never before ascribed to a movie starring Ashton Kutcher.
03/25/05
The movie plays it disappointingly safe, having the two men settle their differences on a go-kart race track, then bond over a bottle of vodka in time for the touchy-feely, song-and-dance finale.
03/25/05
Neither deeply offensive nor especially revealing.
03/25/05
If it falls betwixt and between hilarious and meaningful, consider that a testament to where we are as a culture on this topic: able to laugh at the jokes and still vulnerable to our fears.
03/25/05
At heart, this is just another rehash of Meet the Parents.
03/25/05
A consciously lightweight romantic comedy that pokes fun at racial stereotyping, it starts out a bit shaky but begins to cook as stars Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher find their chemistry, and by the film's end it's become pretty darn likable.
03/25/05
It's not an unpleasant movie, just a confused, sometimes frustrating one.
03/25/05
The odd couple of Mac and Kutcher has such a hilarious ease that you'll be won over by them in the end.
03/25/05
Top CriticIt is, in a real sense, a more honest film than its precursor.
03/25/05
A somewhat fun, if rather uneven, ride with a few clever scenes and enough comedic juice to keep Kutcher and Mac fans focused until the credits roll.
03/25/05
Top CriticDirector Kevin Rodney Sullivan and writers David Ronn, Jay Scherick and Peter Tolan seed the comedy with reminders that ebony and ivory won't be livin' in perfect harmony, especially if they let the outside world interfere with them.
03/25/05
Guess Who works efficiently on its chosen level.
03/25/05
Top CriticIf you're looking for a meaningful consideration of the intricacies that come with introducing your white boyfriend to your black family, you're probably eating nachos at the wrong multiplex.
03/25/05
One of the things that makes this film much better than it has any right to be is the enormous talent of Bernie Mac.
03/25/05
Guess Who improves in the second half, when director Kevin Rodney Sullivan stops trying to remake other movies and concentrates on the Simon/Percy relationship.
03/25/05
A warm movie that's well cast and funny enough as it works through passive-aggressiveness to aggressive-aggressiveness and finally the acceptance of family.
03/25/05
Although fighting, at times, a rather bland and predictable script, Kutcher and Mac actually managed some good on-screen chemistry...
03/25/05
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