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Summary: It's hard to understand how anyone could not like this movie
Review: In a world bereft of peace it's nice to see a film that can make one laugh, almost non-stop, for over an hour. I, for one, tire of the supposed intellectual films whose intent are to make one think or see the realities of the world's savagery. The daily news provides enough reality for me. Bringing Down the House is a fast paced, very funny film with an extremely talented cast. If you don't want to laugh, don't bother seeing the film. The only message the film contains is that, whatever ones race or religion, we can all relate and come to terms with the fact that we're no different from one another. This is pure entertainment at its best.
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Summary: Good talent, bad movie
Review: I thought this movie had promise. I like Steve Martin, and I like Queen Latifah. Steve Martin plays Peter Sanderson, an attorney and recent divorcee who becomes interested in a woman he meets in an Internet chat room on legal matters. She sends a photograph with an attractive attorney in the foreground, and Peter agrees to meet. But when he opens his door, he sees Queen Latifah -- who was in the background of the photograph, wearing a prison uniform, being escorted into a police car.This should have been the setup for a good comedy. Instead, the filmmakers produce a film that completely fails in its attempts to be funny. I thought that perhaps it was just me, but in listening in the moderately full theater, laughter was a rarity. It's possible that there was some hilarity that I missed: I was so bored in the second act that I fell asleep for a few minutes. But it wasn't the laughter of the audience that woke me up. If you've seen the previews, you've already spent more than enough time on this film. Go see Queen Latifah in CHICAGO. Go rent LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS to see Steve Martin in a comic role. You don't want to make any mental associations between these two talented actors and this dud of a movie.
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Summary: Housebroken
Review: Bringing Down The House is a comedy that tries very hard to make you smile--and sometimes it does just that. But when it was all over, I thought, it could have been better. After an online dating mix-up, lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin), finds himself helping a recently released prisioner (Queen Latifah). Sassy Charlene may be free, but she is sure she was set up, and wants to find those responsible. Having no where else to go...she moves in, making herself at home. Peter's assistance is complicated, as he and his pal Howie (Eugene Levy) try to land an important client (Joan Plowright), and he tries to make amends with his Ex-Wife (Jean Smart) and kids (Kimberly J. Brown, Angus Jones). Uptight Sanderson just may learn a few important lessons with Charlene around. The film also marks an appearance by a favorite of mine, Betty White, who plays a nosey neighbor. Rounding out the main cast, is Michael Rosenbaum, a rival lawyer to Sanderson. Directed by Adam Shankman, the film has its moments to be sure, but they are few and far between. The premise has Martin reliving an earlier film with Goldie Hawn called Housesitter. Many plot elements of Bringing Down The House seemed to mirror that film Another problem is that like so many comedies made today, the best laughs were seen in the trailer. Therefore, by the time they become part of the film. you already know what's going to happen. How it all plays out is very predictable. One more thing, as good a Martin can be...why does it seem like he only plays a carbon copy of every character that he's played for the last 15 years? On the plus side, you can always count on Levy, and his deadpan style to provide some chuckles. I was also taken by Latifah. Even with the limitations of the script, she still manages to shine...somehow. Overall, the film is disappointing, in my humble opinion. Talented folks like Martin and Latifah deserve better
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Summary: straight trippin' for bring down the house
Review: steve martin is bewildered when he finds out his internet date is an ex-convict named charlene (queen latifah). his life is changed from that point on. i have to admit, this movie was gysterical. martin's costar, eugene levy add much to the humor in this film. this movie contians some sterotypical jokes that i found amusing, other critics found it racial. despite reviews, the movie grossed over 30 million dollors the opening week. i have to give this movie five stars for it's comedic humor. recommended for comedy lovers.
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Summary: Queen Latifah Brings Down the House!
Review: Ok..if yall are looking for a great movie to watch u have to see Bringin' Down the House.....I laughed almost non-stop the whole movie...there were a few down parts but every movie has them...and If there wasn't any I don't think I would have ever caught my breath.....The movie was so risky....I couldn't believe what I was watching...but it all was hilarious....I think everyone should watch it but you may need to cover the kids eyes in one sceen :P
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Summary: 3 1/2 STARS: Shake IT, but don't Break IT
Review: The first 15 minutes of "Bringing Down the House" do not bode well for the rest of the film to come: both Steve Martin and Queen Latifah are mugging instead of acting and there seems to be none of the required spark between them. They are faking it and it is obvious.
Then something happens after this initial sequence ...their personalities mesh and they began to have fun with their roles and their predicament and the film begins to...Rock.
Martin is a master screen comedian...always willing to do something out of the ordinary. His scene in the "Down/Low" Nightclub is a Classic! Latifah, especially after her triumph in "Chicago" looks like she's going to take on the mantle of by-gone screen sirens: smart, physical comedians like Eve Arden and Carol Lombard. She's also a smart cookie, business-wise as she is one of this films Executive producers.
Suffice to say that Latifah (as Charlene) and Martin (as Peter) start off their relationship (platonic) as adversaries but end up friends with much solved and discovered in between.
Now where is that J-Lo, Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson Romantic comedy for Queen Latifah? She's more than ready for it.
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Summary: Minstrel Daze Revisited!
Review: I didn't like this film obviously but I'll just explain why. There seems to be a crop of films recently being released that not only blatantly play to stereotypes of African Americans being inherent ghettoed out criminals but Anglo Americans as uptight, inherent racist. In both instances it doesn't make for very good comedy, instead it makes for the same sort of fare that's already been done with better results with Eddie Murphy and Ricard Pryor and even Steve Martin (the Jerk). I don't quite understand the appeal of this film, I saw it and I thought it was terrible, but then again see the movie yourself and decide if you've wasted your time and money.
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Summary: A Must See For Steve Martin Fans!
Review: This movie was hilarious!! Its about Peter(Martin), when keeps up an internet relationship with Charlene (Queen Latifah) and assumes that she is a lawyer, but really a former prisoner. A little later, Peter sets up a time to meet at his house, and finds out her real past. It is a total must-see!!!!!! Nobody could stop my laughter, and the whole theatre laughed with me!! Most of the time, i was laughing.
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Summary: Omigod!! Great Movie!!
Review: Great Movie! For those of you who are Steve Martin Fans this is one of his best movies in years!!It all starts with a sophisticated tax attorney and a gangsta prison escapee.They have to live with each other and their worlds collide until it becomes one in a nightclub in the ghetto.Watch this movie and it
will have you laughing until you cry!
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Summary: Good Fun
Review: There are two really good reasons to see this film--Eugene Levy and Queen Latifah. Latifah has shown herself to be a major screen presence since her role in Living Out Loud back in 1998 when she showed not only that she could really, really sing (like a dream) but that the camera loves her. She is truly larger than life and twice as grand and when she's the focus of any scene, that scene is hers regardless of whoever else is in it ... except for the wonderfully nutty interplay between her and Eugene Levy who nails this one beautifully. It may be the unlikeliest pairing ever, but it works. Steve Martin is just, well, Steve Martin and doesn't bring a whole lot to the film. Poor Jean Smart (one of the better actresses around) is just wasted in this movie. While everything is predictable, it's fun none the less to see how things evolve. Kimberly J. Brown as Smart's younger sister turns in a nice performance and one of the funniest scenes in the film is a knock-down drag-out between Brown and Latifah that, alone, is worth the price of admission. Joan Plowright is, as ever, a treat. When Betty White appeared onscreen, the friend I was with exclaimed, "Isn't she dead?" Well, evidently not. There's a lot of blatantly racist action but it's so silly that it's not possible to take offence, particularly with Latifah up there doing her thing. For a couple of hours' worth of pleasant distraction, see this movie.
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