The Ladies Man
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Movie Reviews of The Ladies Man
Movie Review: Not what I expected
Summary: 3 Stars
I rented this movie because I really like SNL and "The Ladies Man" skit. This was a mistake to make the movie. In the movie, Leon Phelps gets a letter from one of the former people he made love to. Now they are rich and they want to be with him. He is also looking for a job, since he was fired for being to vulgar. A couple of really funny seens still can't help this movie very much. I would give this movie 2 stars. Will Ferrell is pretty funny. On the other hand, the DVD is better than the movie. There is a fairly good commentary. Don't buy this movie, maybe rent it. "A Night At The Roxbury" is much better (which I own on DVD).Movie Review: Shameless...but...
Summary: 2 Stars
I don't get the hype around Tim Meadows (is there hype?). I mean, he's okay, but some people claim him to be this hilarious comic. Sadly, I've never really found his acting to be all that funny, and this movie isn't really an exception. He has his moments, but as a whole, this film is rather dull, and he doesn't do anything to save it any. My sisters (questionable taste to say the least) love this movie and Meadows in it (I've never seen people laugh so hard at things I found blandly unfunny) but, well.
Like I said, it's shameless...but (there's that dreaded `but').
This film centers around Meadows' character Leon Phelps, a sex-addict who works as a sex advice radio personality until he goes too far one too many times and winds up fired. His boss is fired alongside him, and while she struggles to find him another job, Leon finds himself distracted by the pursuit of a former flame who is boundlessly wealthy, offering her wealth in exchange for his loving.
I agree with some who say that, in the films second hour, things get better. The plot (if you can call it that) is somewhat forgotten and the comedy starts to flow a little better (in a slapstick, SHAMELESS kind of way). Even though the laughs are never as uproarious as we would expect from a film that offers NO intelligence whatsoever (this isn't a smart movie, so it should at least embrace its camp trashiness and give us loads of funny, right?) the laughs do come towards the end.
I mean, Will Ferrell may be nothing more than a shameless stereotype here, but his song and dance (literal and figurative) is the best part of the film for me (and that wrestling, LOL).
It's nice to see Karyn Parsons toss out her Hilary persona (yes, from `Fresh Prince of Bel Air) but she seems somewhat out of place here (her character is the only seemingly normal and or sympathetic, yet obviously stupid in love, in the whole cast). Tiffani Amber Thiessen (yes, KELLY FROM SAVED BY THE BELL) so totally hot and bothered in this movie, and I almost recommend it just for her presence in the films conclusion, but even her allure isn't enough to make me do that.
This is dumb, and pointless, and sadly bland for the most part (the radio bits are hilarious in their absurdity, but apart from that the film is rather monotone until the conclusion). I don't give it an F, because, well, it's not THAT bad, but a D feels about right.
Don't you hate the `but'?
Movie Review: The Ladies Man should just be left as a skit on SNL
Summary: 2 Stars
Tim Meadows (Mean Girls) stars at The Ladies Man, Leon Phelps, a radio love doctor who goes around seducing young fine ladies who have husbands. Meadows gets fired from a couple of radio jobs and soon he gets a letter from a woman who he cant remember her name but remembers the funkidelic sex that they had in the laundromat. So, Meadows goes back to the women he sexed it up with trying to figure out who this woman is. Meanwhile, the husbands of the wives Meadows sexed it up with formed a group so that they can track down Meadows and do harm to him. The group is lead by none other then Will Ferrell (Old School, Anchorman), who liked wrestling around with guys a lot...and I mean a lot. The husbands do a song and dance number that is so annoying, they burn Meadows love boat and try to track him down. In the end, its safe to say that this shouldnt of been made...there are some funny moments and Meadows is really funny and perfect for the role, but this needed to be left as a skit, not a feature length movie...this and Superstar. Also starring Billy Dee Williams (Empire Strikes Back, Batman), John Witherspoon (The Friday Trilogy), Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall), Mark McKinney (Kids in the Hall), Karyn Parsons (Major Payne), Jimmy Fallon (Taxi, Fever Pitch), Eugene Levy (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Beverly Hills 90210, Fast Lane), Lee Evans (Fifth Element, Mouse Hunt, Ken Hudson Campbell (Down Periscope, Armegeddon) and Julianne Moore (The Forgotten, Hannibal).Movie Review: Weak character = weaker movie
Summary: 2 Stars
Tim Meadows is the Ladies Man, the radio DJ love talk man and his goal, to please every woman he meets. And to also try and give us all a laugh.O.k. I gotta say it, unfortunately the Ladies Man isn't one of Meadows' strongest SNL characters. In all honesty, when I saw this movie in the theaters, I basically thought that it was going to be like Austin Powers but instead it was weak character with no Action and reused and recycled sexual humor that got boring after a while.
That and the musical number to fund and beat the Ladies Man to death really cheapened the already played out in 10 minutes movie. By doing the little musical number, the movie just strung itself along until the end credits.
I really wouldn't suggest this movie because it's not as funny as some of the other SNL spin off characters. Molly Shannon's SUPERSTAR, Will Ferrel and Chris Kattan's NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY and who could forget Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in WAYNE'S WORLD? Those are 3 more preferrable SNL movies. Normally I love the work Tim Meadows does but this was just not a good movie for him. I gave it an extra star for a reason, it ended.
Movie Review: NOT AS BAD AS I EXPECTED IT TO BE BUT........!
Summary: 2 Stars
I have always been a fan of SNL, but there films made about skit characters have always been a little disappointing. There are a few exceptions. The Ladies Man was never one of my favorite characters, but my wife always thought it was a funny skit. The film is nothing more than a stretched out skit from SNL, but it does have a few funny moments, mostly due to funny man John Witherspoon. The pickled bar food eating scene is a riot! Ladies Man isn't going to become a classic, but for fans of the skit, this will probably entertain you for its hour and twenty minute running time.