This is the kind of comedy in which the characters are construction-paper cutouts whose abrupt changes of heart are dictated entirely by the preposterous plot and not by psychological or social reality.
Despite the occasional topical reference to President Bush and Sen. Clinton, this movie is, like, so eight years ago, it isn't funny.
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VarietyJoe Leydon
VarietyJoe Leydon
Plays like an overextended variety-show sketch.
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SlateDavid Edelstein
SlateDavid Edelstein
At least Kudrow won't get the blame for Marci X: What really sinks the movie is Wayans.
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Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
As the hilariously foul-mouthed, sweet-souled Dr. S, he (Wayans) slaps Marci X to life every time he's on screen.
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Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Clueless and sad.
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L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
It's tough to decide just what's more offensive: the movie's musty depiction of gangsta rap as public enemy No. 1, the notion that all an uptight white girl needs to loosen up is a few puffs on a Philly blunt, or the idea that any of this might be remotely funny.
The makers of “Bringing Down The House” should thank the gods of cinema for Marci X, which has relieved the Steve Martin/Queen Latifah hit of its status as the year's most misguided culture-clash comedy.
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San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It's a dishonest satire that manages to be (disingenuously) contemptuous of white people and (unintentionally) condescending toward black people, without ever being funny.