Guess Who | | Cast : | Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana | | Director : | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | | Studio : | Columbia Tristar Hom | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 25, 2005 | | DVD Released Date : | August 02, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | This movie is OK | Content
 | I'm sitting here watching it right now at work. I'm actually glad that I did not pay $6.50 to see it. There are some funny jokes, but I can predict the ending. I agree with whomever said this is more like Meet the Parents....Ashton is not even CLOSE to being as funny as Ben Stiller though.
Rent it at BB....
Oh, and they could have picked a different daughter. I wasn't feeling Zoe. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | download trailer then you've seen all the good parts | Content
| From the trailer you can gather what the story is about
From the trailer you can see all the funniest scenes
From the trailer you can figure out how it all ends
From many other reviews you can see this is a movie not worth renting, which was disappointing because I do like both the main actors
The fact that Hollywoood is AGAIN remaking what is normally a superior movie is a sign you should stay away from the remake and just watch the original. The only exception to this rule this year would be War of the Worlds. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | Hey, I've seen this somewhere before... | Content
| "Guess Who" is a fun film that's too weighted down by its predictability. It seems to be a situation-for-situation ripoff of "Meet the Parents" (which I'm now guessing was a ripoff of the original "Guess Who"), with the overprotective father, the boyfriend who defies parental expectations, uncomfortable car rides complete with uncomfortable songs on the radio, awkward car races, the plot-device sister, etc. Sure, there're a few hilarious exchanges between Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher, but you see them all coming a mile away. Because you've already seen this movie a dozen times, just with a different name and better actors. So save a few bucks and rent, don't buy. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | Could've been alot better... | Content
| I'd have to say that this movie would be okay as a rental, so don't be quick to drop $15-20 to buy it brand new. The film certainly has its funny moments, which I won't give away, but overall the movie just seemed kind of stale and goofy. What "The Jurk" said below me is true, that this is just some dinky little studio product of a movie that was made by people who were too scared to offend anybody and could've been alot better in the hands of an independent film maker. So, if you're bored on a Friday night, go ahead and pick this up, but not to own. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | Pure Tedium | Content
| I will say that this movie had a great cast in it...but you can't tell by watching this movie.
I'd heard bad things about it (boring, unfunny), so I had no intention of watching it--but I had dinner with some friends and they rented it, so I was stuck.
Excruciating. One dull thud after another. In the hands of an independent filmmaker free to say whatever he or she wanted, there might have been something...but this is studio product. Any edge will be removed because, as a studio product, too many millions are at stake to offend anyone.
Movie studios would rather you NOT be entertained than offended, so you get lifeless dreck like this. The characters come across as politically-correct as possible and the situations as safe and laugh-free so as not to rile anybody. Everyone in the cast looked like they were better than this, and I hope they get the chance to show us one day.
I ended up watching the pet water turtle swimming in its aquarium across the room for most of the second half. The turtle was definitely more interesting.
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