Marci X | | Cast : | Richard Benjamin, Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans | | Director : | Richard Benjamin | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, Surround Sound, Full Screen, Digital Sound | | Released Date : | August 22, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | January 20, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | Can I go lower than one star? | Content
 | Unfortunately I was stuck in a hotel room with this being the only movie in English to watch. This movie is extremely insulting to anyone's intelligence. It is not even worth seeing when there is nothing else to do! I actually gave this movie a chance and it really let me down. Wayans and Kudrow are extremely disappointing in this movie that is only a fraction of what it could have been. Maci X, what is that? A movie? Think again folks. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 06, 2005 | | Summary | Rapper and Princess? Awfully Stereotyped and Dated | Content
| Well, I heard this film was bad, very bad. So I just got curious, you know, wanted to check out how bad this film could be, fearfully and tremblingly. Now I see. 'Marci X' is really bad, so bad that I stopped worrying about wasting my time, and started to enjoy the film's badness.
So, it's about Marci our heroine played by Lisa Kudrow. Marci is a rich daughter to a big company's president, and being a solialite too, can think and act like princess. But her dad is now in trouble, for one rapper named Dr. S (played by Damon Wayans ... oh no) released a 'controversial' album, which provoked a national furor.
Now, here's a question. Do you believe in this story? If yes, how about this? Marci, determined to help her daddy out alone, walks right up to the rapper himself, and walks onto the stage with him too holding a handbag, sings a rap song (parody song) about desinger's clothes, and wins over the hissing audience to her side. And it's done ab lib! It's a comedy, I know, but being comedy is no excuse for being way too incredible.
The film is full of stereotyped characters. All the gags, or the values they parody, are awfully dated (these days real record companies know what they are doing, not foolish enough to grab the chance to cash in on the 'notorious' artist,) Plus, black people are either rappers (and fans of rappers) or in jail; a Latino girl is hot-tempered; and when a ultra-conservative senator appears, she (yes, she!) is a white played by Christine Balanski, who condemns the rap music as devil's music. As if we are living in the time of Elvis.
And that senator suddenly (and predictably) starts to dance to a rap number when she is left alone at home. Of course, the music is irresistible, but we have seen a similar scene in 'In & Out,' haven't we? Actuallt Paul Rudnick wrote the script of both 'In & Out' and 'Marci X.' The difference is, Kevin Kline was fun to see; however, she is just painfully unfunny.
One last incredible thing; 'Marci X' was produced by Paramount Pictures, and mercifully ignored by most audiences who just didn't notice its theatrical release in America. But what I cannot understand is that while making this messy comedy, Paramount virtually killed its popular 'Star Trek' franchise with not-so-good 'Nemesis' so mercilessly. But why? |
| Rating | | | Date | June 26, 2004 | | Summary | Not worth seeing.. | Content
| I thought this was gonna be a really funny, really good movie...but it just wasn't. Damon Wayans totally missed the mark and Lisa Kudrow just wasn't able to make it laugh. This movie you could easily skip...it's a stupid story about trying to get (an untalented) rapper to change who he is and show that he's not a threat to the kids, and Kudrow, who plays the daughter of the rich man who owns the record label that Wayans's character is associated with, just doesn't really deliver the kind of performance I thought she would. Basically this movie is something you can skip. Stupid storyline, dumb character, and not-so-good acting.. I don't know about Damon Wayans but I do love Lisa Kudrow. If you want a great, funny performance by Kudrow, check out the movie "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion", it's way better than this movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 14, 2004 | | Summary | Damon Wayans missed the mark | Content
| I'm very happy I did not pay $8.75 to see this movie in theaters. The movie is one of those you watch when you have nothing better to do, and want to burn some brain cells. There were some moments you can't help but laugh at. Overall the movie is just okay, it's not grab your sides, and fall on the floor laugh, but there were some funny moments. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 10, 2004 | | Summary | Not so good | Content
| I was really disapointed with this movie, it had some funny moments but not enough. The cast of this movie is far too talented to have participated in this project, I feel bad for them. I had to stop this movie after trying really hard to stick with it, but as soon as my gitlfriend fell asleep I lost my final bit of motivation to keep watching. |
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