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intereact!Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Actors: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, and Lochlyn Munro
Rated: Unrated
Retail Price (not our price): $14.94
Release Date: 2004-10-26
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-06-23
Studio: Sony Pictures
Run Time: 108 minutes
Format: Array
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Roasted by critics but surprisingly tenacious at the box office, White Chicks is the kind of comedy that thrives (well, maybe) on home video. Faint praise indeed, but it allows comedy fans an opportunity to cut the Wayans brothers (costars Marlon and Shawn, and director-cowriter Keenen Ivory) some slack and at least try to answer the obvious question, what were they thinking? For the sake of charity, let's ignore charges of reverse racism that plagued this would-be comedy about a pair of FBI agents (Marlon and Shawn) who go undercover as over-privileged white debutantes to thwart a kidnapping scheme, and let's allow that comedy--not social satire--is the Wayans' top priority. If you can get past the fart jokes, the freakishly unconvincing "white chick" makeup, seemingly endless gags about "white chicks" getting hit on by lusty black guys, and a plot that really doesn't matter at all, you just might find a laugh or two in the Wayans' attempt to understand women through a bit of friendly gender reversal. Tootsie it's not, but at least White Chicks offers more entertainment that Nicky and Paris Hilton, who partially inspired the story. Just ask yourself, which freak show do you prefer? --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5
1) Laughed until I couldn't breathe!!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is the funniest movie ever. I enjoy the way it "offends" absolutely everyone...black/white, rich/poor, male/female, Republican/Democrat, fat/skinny, it is just the greatest. The humor is sophomoric but when I want to watch a comedy, I can let go and be a bit over-the-top ridiculous! It is one of the best comedies and I watch it at least once a week. Yes, the premise is unbelievable, but do not be so uptight and just enjoy the movie for what it is...comedic brilliance!!2) Fine acting.. REMARABLE in fact. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
All in all a fine movie. Here's what amazed me though. Two black men managed to act like believable white women. Oh, a few slip-ups for comedy affect but they actually passed as women in this movie. Ugly women (whereas the two they were impersonating were HOT!) but still believable women.Wayans, why are you not trying serious roles? You could do it, guys!------Off topic note: If you want to see this type of thing in a different way watch "Priscilla Queen Of The Desert". Three straight actors play flaming homosexual transvestites.3) Very funny movie!!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
When I watched this movie I just sat and laughed at the "campyness" of this movie. I thought that this movie was delivered in a very humorous kind of way that everyone can appreciate. I am not a Wayan's fan, but this one I loved. I did watch the special features of this movie and was completely amazed at the makeup artist's abilities to make African American men into valley white girls. I watched the movie and was thinking that they used doubles and then dubbed the voices over the mouths moving. I was completely wrong. They were the actual actors. This movie is a must see to believe. Sit back with some popcorn and be ready to laugh!!4) Not funny. Not funny at all. [Rating: 1 out of 5]
With White Chicks Keenan Ivory Wayans and the Wayans Clan have shown us they've lost touch with their cinematic roots and become totally disconnected from their viewing audience. Like Robert Townsend before him did with B.A.P.S., Mr.Wayans and his clan have made the film they parodied with relish twenty years ago in Hollywood Shuffle.Shawn and Marlon Wayans are two bumbling FBI agents who screw up a drug bust. To redeem themselves, they take a case to stop some kidnappers. They go the airport to pick up two snooty rich heiresses and take them to the Hamptons. When a car accident leads to some minor facial injuries on the rich girls they insist on staying in a Manhattan hotel for corrective surgery. The guys go get made up and dress up as..White Chicks. That's what we're told. That's what they want us to believe. But only the Emperor in his new clothes would fall for that make-up. It doesn't even cover the actors in a lot of frames!As soon as the movie heads into the Hamptons the plot falls apart and the movie enters the MST3K realm of stupidity. The only way anyone could find this "movie" funny is by making their own jokes and crass comments about all the plotholes and story inconsistencies. I'm not even going to finish synopsizing the plot because it makes my head hurt to think about it. I just want to know: How does anyone believe these two guys are women with their broad shoulders and those rubber Michael Jackson masks? How does anyone on a crowded beach not see Shawn Wayans casually walk into a ladies cabana a "White woman" and come out a well-dressed black man? And in the same sequence how does Marlon wear a low-rise bikini and not one of the women notices something isn't right? How does Shawn pass off another guys' house as his own when he doesn't know where anything is? There's suspension of disbelief, but come on, no one can stretch their disbelief that far.Ugh. The acting here is HORRID. Any actor involved in this dreck should take this movie off their resume and never mention to anyone they participated in it. Ever. Shawn and Marlon aren't funny at all here. The weak gags have no-set up so the comedy duo's timing and execution are way off. Terry Crews hams it up as a basketball star with a fetish for one of the "White Chicks". Not his best work. Brittany Daniel looks better than she acts in this movie. The talented veteran Frankie Faison is the only one who manages to pull a decent performance out of this material. I don't remember most of the cast; the movie was so bad I want it erased from my long-term memory.This movie isn't the Wayans family in top form. Even with all six Wayans doing screenwriting, the script is a mess not fit for a home video. It's clear the Wayans didn't have any understanding about what they're writing about. Did the family do any research before setting pen to paper? Did they consult any rich women while writing this parody? There are more things to make fun of about rich women than tasteless sex jokes and stereotype Valley girl gags from twenty years ago. The young jet set is different from city to city. What's hot with Paris and Nicole in L.A. is not cool in the Hamptons or Martha's Vineyard.Watching this movie I wondered what happened to the Wayans family? Twenty years ago they were masters of satire and parody that tapped the Black cultural pulse. Hollywood Shuffle, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, In Living Color, A Low Down Dirty Shame, the Wayans Brothers, and Waynehead were brilliant pieces of Black satire that showcased the tremendous talent the family had for humor. With this movie and Little Man it seems like they've lost their way.Here's some advice to the Wayans clan: Pick Up Hollywood Shuffle, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka and A Low Down Dirty Shame. Go get the Old In Living Color tapes. Study these projects and pick apart the jokes. Take a trip back to the comedy clubs in New York. Talk to some people. Reconnect with the roots of your comedy. Take some time to craft a solid script and go back to doing the hilarious satires and parodies that made the family famous. This wacky Looney Tunes style of comedy you've been doing recently just doesn't work.Pass this waste of celluloid by. Get the Wayans' early films listed above. Or Get Some Like it Hot, or Tootsie. Both those movies are million times funnier than this one.5) Maybe I'm just too white and nerdy [Rating: 1 out of 5]
Aarf! Aarf! This movie is a dog, and it's barking loud. Unfortunately, I wasn't laughing loud. The Wayans brothers are usually hilarious, I loved Scary Movie and Don't be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. This one doesn't come close.I knew going in to this movie I'd have to disregard some believability factors. FBI agents usually aren't poor fumbling idiots. Plus, the Wayans had little resemblance to the real white chicks when they were in disguise. I didn't have a problem with that though, since this is supposed to be a comedy.But this story seemed like a ripoff of the old Eddie Murphy skit from Saturday Night Live. Some of the other jokes have been so overdone too, like farting scenes or crapping on the toilet scenes.Since this is the unrated version, I was hoping there might be some nice girl on girl action, a shower scene, a revealing dressing room scene. Nope, none of this. Just the reoccuring threat of manly love from a huge muscle-bound stalker, which I found quite a bit more disturbing than funny.In all fairness, my buddy laughed his head off during the entire movie. I tried my best to laugh along with him, but couldn't. I guess it's just a matter of preference. I've heard Little Man is even worse than White Chicks, since it won a Razzie award for worst comedy. I think I'll skip that one.