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Summary: GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd rate it higher if I could
Review: This movie was the best!!!!! I'm not going to give anything away, but it is so funny! Go see it if you havn't already. Trust me, you won't be dissipointed. :-D
Rating:
Summary: *****Funniest Comedy Yet*****
Review: When i went i was thinking that it would be some kind of boring movie that would hold a few laughs then you would sit there for a while waiting to laugh some more. But nooooo way this movie was so funny it had me laughing until i could not quit from the moment, Charlene Morton (Queen LaTifah) came straight into his house talking really sreet style and drinking the wine i knew it would be great. It turned out to be great too! Steve Martin was good as usuall. Oh, and Euvene Levy, from American Pie and American Pie 2 was very funny too! Go see it I am sure you will enjoy it! Also, be sure to see Queen LaTifah in the musical Chicago and remember to bring a friend with you for Bringing Down The House. You will LAUGH OUT LOUD!
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Summary: It was horrible, but i loved every min. of it!
Review: I was really looking foward, when i watched it, it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be, however it was pretty funny! lets just say Exstremly funny! However i must say there were some slow parts but like I said befor! It was horrible, but I loved every min. of it! Lets just say I liked it!
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Summary: Totally Hysterical: Gotta see it!
Review: This movie will [make you laugh]...hilarious...I was laughing the whole time. It has been a long time since a great comedy made me want to see it again and again--this is definitely one that does!
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Summary: Surprisingly good comedy!!!
Review: Steve Martin and Queen Latifah lead a wonderful cast in this surprisingly shocking, always enjoyable, laugh-out-loud comedy.Peter Sanderson (Martin) is a divorcee who spends some of his personal time in a legal chat room, flirting with a woman he hasn't seen. His interest in her grows into a small infatuation after she sends a picture of herself via email. But when the two meet, he gets a big surprise. She's not the woman in the picture; at least not the woman seen up close in the picture. It turns out that she is an African American woman named Charlene Morton (Latifah), a criminal on parole who is seen getting arrested in the background of the picture she has sent. Slowly, Charlene begins to take over Peter's life, but perhaps that's a good thing. Despite his divorce, he and his ex-wife Kate (Jean Smart), still have feelings for each other. Having divorced because of his excessive work habits, Charlene tries to teach Peter the joys of life and how to appreciate the importance of his neglected family. Veteran actresses Betty White and Joan Plowright are downright hilarious in their small roles, and Eugene Levy has an amusing role as Martin's best friend, who begins to fall head over heels for Charlene, further complicating matters. Betty White is painfully funny and shocking as Martin's elderly neighbor. She is as racist as they come, jabbering cruel lines of racist dialogue (a less racy but more offensive send-up of her "Lake Placid" role). Don't take her comments to heart, though. The film is just trying to show how biggoted some people can be. (It's a shame how people like her actually exist.) Joan Plowright portrays a heiress client of Martin. She proves to be a great comedic actress, especially in the hilarious climactic nightclub scene. Missi Pyle is fantastic as Kate's sister, a sort of Anna Nicole Smith type who takes pleasure out of dating older men. I could never have imagined Pyle in such a role, but she's great! Even Jean Smart is perfect for her role as the ex. Her Southern accent really gives her added sex appeal. This is a predictable film, but it is also one of the funniest films to come out in the past year. It is a simple, smart, and fun comedy that's a pure joy to watch. Clever dialogue, touching moments, and a great cast are a plus. Martin and Latifah (so brilliant in Chicago) show off their wonderful comedic talents and have amazing chemistry together. The film is a bit raunchy at times, but oh so funny...recommended for a good hearty laugh!!!!
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Summary: The whole theatre was laughing
Review: I caught a sneak preview. I was not quite sure what to expect when I went to see this but I like both Queen Latifah and Steve Martin and expected to have fun. The movie was a riot! Steve Martin is funny and uptight in a seemingly whole new way and the movie has lots of unexpected twists that both crank up the laughs and the plot. The whole theatre was in stitches
There is the natural play between Latifah from the "hood" and Martin from the "uppercrust" but I didn't feel messaged by the movie.
Everyone is different but just relax and go laugh at this one, even as I was watching it I wanted to come and see it again.
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Summary: Funny! A Really Enjoyable Movie!
Review: Bringing Down The House is one of the funniest movies I've seen for some time. When lonely guy Steve Martin meets a woman (Queen Latifah) on the internet, who happens to be in prison, she breaks out to be with him so he can work on her aquittal. In the meantime, she brings havoc and chaos to his boring middle-class life. Eugene Levy is hilarious as Steve Martin's associate, who falls for Charlene (Latifah) big-time. Two of the most funniest scenes involve a knock-down fight between Charlene (Latifah) and Steve Martin's ex Sister-in-Law that becomes a unexpectedly even match; and Steve Martin's turn as he attempts to blend in as a white homeboy in a black nightclub. Go see it. You'll enjoy it.
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Summary: Bringing Down The Theater With Laughs!
Review: Good comedy is hard to find at the movies. I'm talking about a funny film full of punch lines, perfectly timed physical comedy, and most important, a naturally humorous plot line with characters we actually care about. If you think for a minute or two, it is tough to recall the last comedy you saw that had all these components.
The run off the mill romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days opened at the start of February. If you want to know how to lose a guy in ten days, you can easily lose him after 10 minutes of making him watch this. Two weeks later, the slapstick comedy Old School opened. Too bad it seems that the writer forgot to add a plot to all the overdone, and unoriginal gags. And now, another two weeks later on March 7th, Bringing Down the House will debut at theaters. I was lucky enough to catch this at a sneek showing that played last Saturday, 2 weeks before the movie actually opens!
Steve Martin and Queen Latifa star in what is the first, truly hilarious movie of 2003. This is definitely Martin's best since Father of the Bride, and the Queen continues her impressive film career adding this on to her resume, right under the ever-popular Chicago. Both have excellent skill in a film like this, and they work well with each other creating enough comic chemistry to blow the theater doors open.
The movies plot centers around Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin). He's a fast track lawyer with an ex-wife and two children that he never seems to have time for. While chatting online, he meets Charlene, and sets up a blind date to meet her. He's expecting a slim, blonde in her thirties, and is shocked when the hip, grooving Charlene Morton (Queen Latifa) shows up at his door.
The plot takes off from there as the odd pair starts a friendship, and while Charlene persuades him to take her criminal case ("I did the time, but I didn't do the crime baby"), she ends up teaching him more about life, relationships, and his family, than he has learned in a long time.
Though Steve Martin and Queen Latifa are the stars, an excellent, first-rate supporting cast surrounds them. First off, Eugene Levy, whom many of us know as Jim's dad from the American Pie franchise, plays Steve Martin's best friend and legal partner who becomes infatuated with Charlene's sex appeal. Other recognizable faces are a racist neighbor played by Betty White from the Golden Girls, and Joan Plowright, who co-starred as Mrs. Wilson in Dennis the Menace, as a prim and proper client of Peter Sanderson.
Martin hasn't seen a role this good in a while. It gives him the opportunity to show off his talents for humorous facial expressions, and physical comedy. Also, Queen Latifa has the spotlight on her in her best starring role to date. Though the plot might not seem completely original from what is described above, there are many twists and turns that keep the film pumping full of laughs all the way through, keeping it always fresh and new.
Overall, there isn't much more to include because I don't want to spoil any of the surprises the film springs on you. All I can say is I didn't stop laughing from the first five minutes until the closing credits. The Queen is currently working on the film Cheaper By the Dozen, co-starring Steve Martin. We could possibly be looking at a new comedy dream team. Whether we are or not, what they do in Bringing Down the House works. And it brings the audience to their knees with laughter!
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Summary: Funny! Steve Martin's best perfomance in a long time!!
Review: I had the chance to see a very special screening of this movie and thought that it was indeed one of the funniest movies I have seen since the original Austin Powers. Queen Litifah shows just how talented she is in this movie and I would like to say that if you are having any doubts about this movie go see it!!! I would have liked to post more but part of the funnyness of the movie happens to be the plot. One of the funniest moments in the movie is where Steve Martin's character is in a black bar and trying act black. It does actually have a good plot, and just when you think you have it all figured out towards the end of the movie a suprise comes in, that deals with Charleene's(Queen Latifah) buisness and something Steve Martin's character overhears. I hope you enjoy this movie just as much as I did when it comes out March 7.
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Summary: I agree with whoever said "painfully unfunny."
Review: I'm still a Steve Martin fan, but I'm amazed that he could make something this lousy. A weak story, with weak attempts at humor. I agree with the other negative comments about this one. A very talented guy who made a turkey, I'd say.
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