Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
... View MoreAlthough it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
... View MoreIt's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
... View MoreAmazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
... View MoreCards on the table: I'm an old white guy. I don't know Dre or Lover.I like some slapstick, and some I don't. For your reference, I never much cared for Abbott & Costello or the 3 Stooges, but I love Laurel & Hardy and the Marx Brothers. Dre & Lover got lots of personality and good humor. Love watching their comedy routine -- the best part of the movie.Ice-T has a small part, must be one of his first on the screen. Would like to see him in bigger parts; he's on TV a lot lately and he's an interesting actor.The closing credits are playing to some hip-hop. The lyrics use the "N" word, but it occurs to me that I don't remember hearing it in the movie's dialog. It's the end of 2006 and it's finally going out of style, but avoiding it 13 years ago was a touch of class.I've got Cinemax playing on the TV. The next movie is coming on, which they rate "MV" for Mild Violence. If I were to rate "Who's the Man," I wouldn't give it any violence rating. A gun was waived around menacingly, once. Otherwise, they're too busy having fun. Bring the kids. (Apparently, the professional movie-raters disagree. Maybe society has changed a lot in 13 years. Either that, or professional movie-raters are fuddy duddies.)
... View MoreThis is a decent Hip Hop whodunit Comedy, that gave me a few chuckles, as it's an alright time waster but nothing more. All the characters are alright, and the story is amusing enough, plus while it was amusing for one watch, I don't think it would be something I would watch again. I found this at a pawn shop for 1$ so i decided to buy it, and the performances are fun, especially Dennis Leary's hilarious performances, plus Ed Lover and Doctor Dré are fun as the two dimwitted Rookie cops!. It has a short running time so it's painless, and the ending was pretty funny as well, plus it's decently made and written in my opinion. The whole no donut's thing for Dr.Dre with Dennis Leary cracked me up each time, and This should at least be a bit higher then 4.6 in my opinion, plus it's got a couple of scenes with the famous Bernie mac as it was quite funny to see him in a film like this!. The title was amusing for me, and I surprisingly found a lot of the black humor very funny at times, plus there's not really a villain either. This is a decent Hip Hop Whodunit Comnedy, that gave me a few chuckles, as it's an alright time waster but nothing more, still worth the watch. The Direction is decent. Ted Demme does a decent job here with OK camera work, good angles and keeping the film amusing and at a fairly fast pace throughout. The Acting is pretty fun actually. Ed Lover and Doctor Dré are great fun together and brought most of the laughs to to the film as the two dim witted Rookie cops, they were likable and cracked me up I dug them!. Ice-T and Bernie Mac have very short roles but both do fine as it was amusing to see them. Denis Leary is absolutely hilarious in his role he had me in stitches a lot of the time, if only he had more screen time, because I loved him!. Rest of the cast are fine. Overall worth the watch. **1/2 out of 5
... View MoreAnyone who is a fan of Dr.Dre and Ed Lover would have certain expectations for any film from the duo. "Who's the Man?" far exceeds those expectations.And if you are a fan of music or rap in general it is still brilliant. If you are not a fan of any of these things then its brilliance is lost on you so go and watch Gone in 60 Seconds you ignorant fool. "Who's the Man?" funny, silly, creative, relevant, full of cameos, and includes an impeccable soundtrack (including a complete performance of Naughty By Nature's "Hip-Hop Hooray"). I give credit to Ted Demme, it takes balls to direct a spoof with a straight face, but that's just what he did; and, for the most part, he succeeded (although some jokes do fall flat). An no film has ever gotten so much out of cameos. Everyone who was on MTV in the early 90's was included in this film (except for the disappointing exclusion of Jon Stewart). Over 50 hip-hop stars, and Colin Quinn, Dennis Leary, Kurt Loder, Bill Bellamy... This is movie belongs in the same company of A Hard Day's Night, Purple Rain, Gimme Shelter, High Fidelity, and The Commitments as a movie that perfectly blends film and music. A true cinematic achievement.
... View MoreNobody makes me laugh like Denis Leary so when I first heard about this movie, I was dying to see it. I kept trying to rent it at the video store, but every time I went, it was checked out so I gave up trying to get it for a while. A few months later, I caught it on TV and I laughed my butt off. Although Denis Leary wasn't in it as much as I would have liked, I loved it. It instantly became one of my favorites despite all of its flaws. The cast is great, especially Doctor Dre and Ed Lover in what are sadly their only starring roles to date. The supporting cast, which consists of some of the coolest people ever, is great as well. I thought there was a good chance that this movie would really suck, but I was wrong. This is a classic 90s film. Movies like this just aren't made anymore. ***
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