Guess Who
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Movie Reviews of Guess Who
Movie Review: light and funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Very surprised by the other reviews here. Saw this on cable recently. Watched it a few times and decided I wanted to buy it....very cute! Both Ashton and Bernie were very lovable in this movie. Wasn't a fan of either of them until now. Five stars from me. Lighten up people. This was a cute flick!Movie Review: Perfectly Casted!
Summary: 4 Stars
The characters in "Guess Who" are believable, and not just likable, but downright lovable! Kellee Stewart as sister Keisha shines in her supporting role as lil' sis! Bernie Mac is a bug-eyed delight. Zoe Saldana and Ashton Kutcher are an inspiring couple providing hope for a world without racial barriers. Zoe and Ashton do it seemingly without effort which is the best type of acting: They make it look easy with love as the catalyst! Simple premise yet great fun, and loads of laughs! It is what it is: Entertaining and delightful, and everybody speaks and acts intelligent in the process! Excellent direction and attention to detail by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Movie Review: Good Comedy With A Lot Of Laughs!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I can't believe the reviews because I thought that movie was very funny and everyone in the theater was laughing there heads off. I would definitely at least rent this movie because all of the characters are so funny and Bernie Mac was a hoot, as I know some of us can relate to his humor. I own this dvd and enjoy putting it on often to watch alone or when I have guests that haven't seen the movie because I know that they most everyone will enjoy watching this movie because it is not boring and has a lot of laughing moments..Movie Review: I like it a little more than I should
Summary: 4 Stars
Bernie is funny as hell--I can watch him all day. Ashton is sweet, and bumbling. Zoe is cute. Ashton and Zoe make a beautiful couple. The racist joke-scene is excellent. The metrosexual stuff is clever, and upon second viewing very funny.
The problems (and there are problems) with this movie have been touched on somewhat by the other reviewers, but I shall try to lay them to rest here once and for all by nailing them on the head.
First, the film takes the wrong approach to the race issue by modeling "MEET THE PARENTS" rather than "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER." This film should have been less misleadingly named "MEET THE BLACK PARENTS." The chosen approach, as it is, makes parental approval of "the boy" the focus of the film, rather than the larger issue of societal approval of "the interracial union." There is a big difference between our cheering for Bernie to accept this sweet, noble kid (and how could he not?) and our applauding of societal change.
Second, the film is blatantly dishonest in a manner typical of sitcoms. As we all know, in order to garner laughs week after week, the sitcom offers a watered-down, "safe", toothless reflection of contemporary truth. Everybody seems to get along. The problems are always superficial and the main characters can always point to someone off-set as "the cause of the world's ills." There are too few exceptions to this rule--"All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Good Times"--and even they become watered down after the first few seasons and start feeling "safe."
And there is the key to this movie's dishonesty. We feel safe watching it. Why is that? Why do we Americans (with our history) feel safe watching a movie about race? We do NOT feel safe watching the original "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER," not at all, despite the genuine humor in it. We feel safe with this one because we know right up front that the premise is not . . . honest. It's funny, true, silly as heck, true, but not honest: a successful black man is upset because his daughter has brought home a fiance who is handsome, well-mannered, successful and white. I'm sorry. I must have missed something here. Where is the big problem with THAT?
See, for white people this is an issue, but for blacks it is a mere shrug and then dismissal. The boy is white. So what. Most of us have some white in us from way back, if you know what I mean. Look at how fair skinned some of us are. Look at how fair skinned MOST of us are compared to our brethren straight from Africa. Oh, every now and then there'll be a snide remark about the boy. Some jealousy. Maybe even something a bit stronger. But for the most part, THAT relationship, as far as African American kin are concerned, will go unnoticed in the course of things.
This is not to say that African Americans are not racist. In many ways African Americans are just as racist as white Americans. But it is only in the world of TV and movies do black people show THIS PARTICULAR kind of racist sentiment to such a degree that it is worth writing a screenplay about. Our history tells us that American racism prevented blacks who could afford to from living in neighborhoods with whites of similar earning power. Our history tells us that American racism prevented blacks from working at jobs they were qualified to do simply because they were not white. Our history tells us that American racism prevented blacks from attending colleges that they had been accepted into simply because they were not white. Finally, our history tells us that American racism prevented blacks from marrying people that they were in love with if those people had white skin. See where I'm going with this?
The point is that African Americans, believe it or not, have been fighting since 1865 and then 1968 to live where they could afford to live, to work at jobs they were qualified to hold, to attend colleges that they had been accepted into, and to wed, white or black, those that they had fallen in love with.
Do you see the dishonesty now? Making a movie about a successful black man who does not want his daughter to marry the good, clean, honest man she loves, black or white, is sort of like making a movie about a well educated black man who does not want his bright, gifted child to attend Harvard or Yale or any other top school the child has been accepted into. "What? How dare you turn down your Spellman scholarship for Harvard! I am so upset with you!" Well, I'm sure it does happen from time to time, but not often enough to make a fuss (or a big budget movie) about.
Movie Review: One Time Only
Summary: 3 Stars
Bernie and Ashton try to bring their A game to this film but fails to really capture anything special by the end. "Guess Who" is a funny film about a black girl bringing home her white boyfriend to see her parents who, especially the dad, is shocked to discover that their daughter's boyfriend is white. It is a good setup for some hilarious moments, which it does have some, but only for a one time viewing. I have never seen the original film that this movie is based on, so I can't compare this to the original "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" Yeah, this movie has some really funny parts but I tried to watch it again and it wasn't as good the second time around. So it is worth renting, but definitely probably not worth buying unless you either love the original and want the remake or you are a big Ashton/Bernie fan. Other than that, this is only rental worthy.