Okay, here's what I expected: silliness, hijinks of some kind, and of course to be offended. Here's what I got: zzzzzzzzzz! The problem with this movie was not in the casting...Ms. Robi Reed can get anyone in anything. It's always fun to see Mike Epps, Mos Def and even Ms. Debbi Allen (whom I would've loved to have seen with her wooden staff from Fame).
The problem here is the writing. This film is neither a comedy nor a true action film, which it would've benefited if one genre were chosen. The film gets set-up with Donald Faison as the main character, but the film quickly becomes about the package itself, and we lose the focus of our characters.
The pacing here is extremely slow, as we end up waiting for somethng to happen or something to be funny. Then the questions hit, "what ever happened to so-and-so?" and "if the couch dude is so tough, where was he when the ish went down?"
I assume this script was written quickly (maybe too quickly) and got packaged really sweetly without a full evaluation of the pacing and character development.
Save your money, honey. Even my favorite Mos Def didn't make it worth it...brnk brnk. Another trailer getting us in the theater again...dangit!
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