Best movie of this year hands down!

Sick Product of a Sick System

Best movie ever!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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 excellent comedy with a wonderful story has phenomenal chemistry between its stars- Steve Martin and Queen Latifah.Latifah, a prison inmate, fools Martin, an established attorney while on the internet. She breaks out of jail and into his life while pleading with him to help prove her innocence in a robbery.The film has all the ingredients for success. Joan Plowright steals the show as an elderly wealthy dowager whose finances the firm wants to handle. How she is drawn into the situation with Martin and Latfiah is a comedy in itself.Betty White, as a nosy neighbor, adds sparkle to this comedy with fabulous dialogue. Martin shakes out of his middle class values and delivers comic classics in dance routines with Miss Latifah.Yes, there are racial over-tones but they are handled in an appropriate manner. Let's face it-such discrimination, though wrong, exists at country clubs.

That is not to say all of Steve Martin's films are terrible, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Jerk, Man with Two Brains and Roxanne were gems, Father of the Bride is better than it is given credit for and the Cheaper By the Dozen movies while deeply flawed were watchable. But for several reasons, Bringing Down the House was just awful. Steve Martin isn't necessarily bad in it, he does try hard, as does Queen Latifah, but their chemistry is badly forced and they are further hampered by an awful script and a predictable story. Eugene Levy is usually excellent but he is wasted here, and the direction is lacklustre too. The film looks okay, with some nice cinematography and scenery, and the soundtrack has its moments that I accept, but the above points and the stereotypes and unintentional yet apparent racism and homophobia really spoil what could have been a decent comedy making it almost unwatchable. 2/10 Bethany Cox