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Marci X (2003)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:5

Rotten:46

Average Rating:2.9/10

Consensus: The material is too thin for feature-length and the jokes are socially outdated and clueless.

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When notorious gangsta rapper Dr. S. (Damon Wayans) releases a controversial new CD, straightlaced senator Mary Ellen Sprinkle (Christine Baranski) calls for a boycott of his record label. Much to... When notorious gangsta rapper Dr. S. (Damon Wayans) releases a controversial new CD, straightlaced senator Mary Ellen Sprinkle (Christine Baranski) calls for a boycott of his record label. Much to upstanding citizen and media mogul Ben Feld's (Richard Benjamin) chagrin and surprise, he owns the label, a shock that sends him straight to the hospital. Determined to help out her ailing father, stereotypical Jewish American Princess and Manhattan socialite Marci Feld (Lisa Kudrow) takes matter into her own hands and tries to clean up Dr. S.' act in hopes of fielding an apology from the hardcore rapper. Marci raps about fashion, takes the fast-talking ladies man to charity events where he woos her friends and other high society ladies, and wins over the attendees at his nightclub with interpretive dance. Along the way, this unlikely couple falls in love despite valiant attempts by Dr. S.' girlfriend, Yolanda (Paula Garcés), to keep her man. Wayans' over-the-top wardrobe by itself is enough to garner a chuckle. Star Richard Benjamin (MY FAVORITE YEAR, MERMAIDS) also directed this satirical look at rap, race relationships, and politics, which features original songs by Marc Shaiman (composer for HAIRSPRAY) and Mervyn Warren. [More]

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin, Christine Baranski

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin, Christine Baranski, Paula Garces, Jane Krakowski, Veanne Cox, Charles Kimbrough, Shari Rene Scott

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin
Screenwriter: Paul Rudnick
Producer: Scott Rudin
Composer: Marc Shaiman, Mervyn Warren
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Reviews for Marci X

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The title must have been transcribed wrong. This film should be called Marci. . . Yech!

Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland | comment Comment
08/28/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

A mess of would-be satire and condescending humor that never works for a second. Every person involved with this disaster should be ashamed.

Full Review Source: Critic Doctor | comment Comment
08/27/03
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
Critic Doctor

A movie apparently determined to set back the progress of blacks in American culture by several decades.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/27/03
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
L.A. Weekly

A talent-stuffed assemblage of barbs and giddy musical numbers that shouldn't be written off as a feature flop -- but savored instead for the cult-ready collection of late-night satirical skits and misses it is.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
08/27/03
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

It's made by people who apparently don't know a damned thing about rap or hip-hop and have made lame sitcom with 30 minutes of story stretched out to 90 minutes of movie.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
08/27/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

There are some funny moments, but it's quite obvious that no one associated with this movie knows anything about rap music.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
08/26/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

...a tremendously clumsy and disastrous dud for the ages...a staggeringly inept romp that plays like stale fodder in a nostalgic Luther Campbell/2Live Crew home movie.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
08/26/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Sports woefully outmoded cultural punchlines.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
08/26/03
Jon Caramanica
Jon Caramanica
Village Voice

The term 'wildly uneven' doesn't come close to charting the peaks and valleys of Marci X.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/25/03
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Lame and painfully dated.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/25/03
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The spoofs in Marci X are so old and dated, it boggles the imagination to think of what group might still be offended them.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/25/03
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

[A] turkey.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
08/25/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Marci X plays like a satire made by people who don't know the worlds they're satirizing.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/25/03
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

If this had been released in, say, 1994 at the latest, it might have been cutting-edge. As it is, it's just so much sticky foam on the cappuccino.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
08/25/03
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

This is the kind of movie that would leave a hopeful crowd feeling let down, but might sparkle like a tiara in a trash can for someone who discovers it by chance.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
08/25/03
Bob Campbell
Bob Campbell
Newark Star-Ledger

Seems hopelessly behind the curve.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/25/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Marci X gives Gigli a run for its money as the summer's worst movie.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/25/03
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

Director Benjamin doesn't really handle the material with the outrageous excess it deserves, with the result that the proceedings seem far too mild.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
08/25/03
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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The actors had little to work with in this passe social satire, but sharper performances might have saved Marci from total humorless ruin.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/25/03
Allison Benedikt
Allison Benedikt
Chicago Tribune

Avert your eyes

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/25/03
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com
 
 
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