Bringing Down the House (2003)
Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convinces him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.
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Steve Martin did this same movie in 1992 with Goldie Hawn. Named HouseSitter I'm not saying that this movie is bad. Not at all it has it's moments, but we've seen it before with a better leading lady.. Of course this one has the prison twist on it, but basically it's the same movie. Now this is just my humble opinion so thank you for reading.
How does a movie from 2003 have the N word and as many racist remarks as it does? It was so uncomfortable to watch. All the references to Aunt Jemima, Sheniqua, welfare... It's despicable.We need better movies.
Steve Martin, Queen Latifah,, and Eugene Levy provide tons of comic relief and laughs in this hilarious romp about a man who is online looking for love, he thinks he has met his perfect mate,, nice body, pretty face,, good job,, shes' in the picture alright,, just not where he is looking,, turns out that his "ideal match" is really a convict in prison, and she is looking for some legal help from him since his job is being a lawyer, classic comedy fare of a mismatched pair,, sort of an odd-couple.. well the two finally meet ,, and boy do the sparks fly , they constantly argue and fight over the silliest things,, culture shock is a big part of this movie,, Eugene Levy is great in this movie,, and in the movie he plays,s our main character's best friend,, and he has a thing for bbw's as well.. excellent funny movie,, not to be missed I feel.
This film relied on poor quality and outdated racial stereotypes for its humour. In general, the script wasn't particularly funny and a fair bit of it bordered upon unpleasant. For example, were there, in 2003, really still neighbourhoods in the US where the sight of a black person would cause great surprise (note Betty White's contribution)? The film lacked heart and humour and was predictable throughout - I find it quite hard to believe that those involved became and remained involved on a project such as this. Final thought; about half way through the film Steve Martin mentioned a potential career to Queen Latifah but, in the end, the script writers couldn't even be bothered to give her character this. Instead they just had her doing a bit of hairdressing!! Oh dear!!