Wonderful character development!

Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Sit back and relax, because you're in for a ride. I think I didn't say these corny terms in a review before, but you know what, it's the time to say it, while meaning a good thing too.This is a good old odd-couple comedy, written as a kind of musical road movie. I loved the script. It made good riot along the way, with nice games too (the matter of your daughter, my daughter. I'm so sick, you're so sick, etc). The comic lines were many and slick. However you have to feel that the comedy was lesser than the potential of the story and the cast. For instance it didn't need to bare some actor to make laughs, what it did need was less easy, less poor handling than that !(Bernie Mac) and (Samuel L. Jackson) are perfect. And maybe more perfect with each other. I wasn't a (Bernie Mac) fan until this movie by the way (very late I know !). Everything about him here is adorable, and I'm not talking out of nostalgia caused by his death. Look at the way he laughs that sarcastic, extremely idiot, laugh, or look at his crying over canceling his performance; OK, that moment was historical; I mean his only competitor would be (James Dean) in East of Eden (1955) through another crying scene. (Mac) portrayed pain there as it should be. The selection of songs did wonderfully. And the 2 leads' singing performance wasn't less wonderful. I have never imagined that (Mac) and (Jackson) could sing this catchy. The climax of this movie's fun remains in the scene inside the coffin; that was both hilarious and sentimental.Now, to the problems. Hmmm, not many though. Sure the ocean of the F words. I don't think that black people, out of Hollywood movies, swear in this superabundant way, and I don't think that it serves any comedy or drama, and I don't think that our ears are supposed to be trash boxes for that matter ! The F words with its derivatives run boringly and nastily while consuming them non-stop. The back projections, with the desert image, seemed too fake. Then, (Mac) was 50 year old, which makes him at least 10 years younger than his character. That was clear from the start, especially with the presence of someone older and fitter for his character like (Jackson) who was 60 year old. It was called with names like "having unoriginal script", lacking more comic situations, and ending pretty fast, but despite this or that, it worked, managing eventually to be delightful and colorful time on screen. And although (Soul Men) is 2 men show, but (Mac) was the one who stole it meritoriously.

This is a really entertaining movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. Jackson plays Louis Hinds and Mac plays Floyd Henderson, estranged soul singers who come out of retirement to be part of a tribute concert at the legendary Appollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader(John Legand). The two haven't spoken to each other for 25 years, but are reluctantly willing to make the cross country drive to pay their respects. Out of shape and out of practice, Floyd makes arrangements to stop for a few warm-up shows along the trip. SOUL MEN is full of humor and solid soul music. The F-bomb is dropped so many times you lose count. For some maybe too much. The additional sexual content makes for a solid R rating.Also in the cast: Isaac Hayes, Sharon Leal, Adam Herschman, Jennifer Coolidge and Sean Hayes. I enjoyed the scenes shot in Memphis and also the fact the movie was dedicated to Bernie and Isaac; they will both be greatly missed.

Soul Man is was it is... crude, rude, and genuinely funny. It has two of the hardest working actors in showbiz - the late great Bernie Mac and Samuel L Jackson as two has been soul stars on a road trip to a funeral / tribute concert of the late great Marcus Hook (John Legend).This is comedy at full speed, it makes no apologies and takes no prisoners - but is also genuinely full of laughs.All in all I think Mac wouldn't mind this being his last movie - never a man for great subtlety here the pair look like they had a lot of fun making this and the best bits are the improv off-script rants.It's no comedic masterpiece, and the plot is cheesy, and the whole thing is just a beer and pizza adventure - but you have to admire the energy and fun.A fitting tribute to Bernie Mac who loved life and people and was a very very, very hard-working stand-up comic.

I was not expecting a very good movie, but this turned out to be pretty well done. The plot was an old story, but they did a very good job keeping it fresh and not distractingly predictable. This would have been awful in the hands of anybody other than Bernie Mac and Samuel Jackson. Mac's expressions and his earnestness in selling a gag are irrepressible and Jackson knows when to be a straight man and when to deliver something special. Another re-write and some stronger direction would have made this a classic.During credits they run extended outtakes and an interview with Mac and it is handled with love and respect and it took the potentially creepy feeling of "their last appearance" away.