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White Chicks (2004)

Overall Score: 4 out of 10

Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard, Busy Phillips, Terry Crews, Brittany Daniel, Eddie Velez, Jessica Cauffiel, Maitland Ward, Anne Dudek, Rochelle Aytes, Jennifer Carpenter

Director: Keenan Ivory Wayans

Running Time: 109 minutes

US MPAA rating: PG-13
UK BBFC rating: 12a
Comedy, Crime

Seeing slapstick siblings Shawn and Marlon Wayans dolled up to look like passable socialite white girls is a pretty unnerving experience, but far, far scarier is the fact that it took SIX writers to dream up this middle-ranking sex-swap farce. You can't help but wonder how many of them it would have taken to come up with a comedy that actually contained some humour stretching beyond yelling, dancing, singing and farting.

Under the directorship of big bro Keenan, the Wayans boys play bungling FBI agents Kevin and Marcus Copeland. Their latest assignment involves chaperoning a couple of It Girls (Maitland Ward and Anne Dudek) to a weekend-long party in the Hamptons, where inside intelligence has predicted a kidnapping-attempt is going to take place. But, via the most unbelievable set of circumstances, the girls are unable to make it - so our hapless heroes take it upon themselves to go in their places. Of course, that involves transforming themselves from six-foot-plus black guys into a pair of white, blonde, wannabe Hilton sisters. Sounds easy enough, right?

If you've ever seen gender-switch comedies like 'Tootsie' or 'Mrs Doubtfire' then you'll know how most of it works. This sort of scenario always involves a bit of suspended disbelief (nobody ever suspects a thing, do they?), but asking us to believe that their friends think them to be the same two girls they've known for years really is stretching things a little.

There's no invention involved here. The film takes a clutch of crude tried-and-tested stereotypes and clichés and runs with them for all they're worth. To the Wayans' credit, they play to their strengths by putting their seemingly limitless energy ahead of their distinctly limited material, and to be fair they're not all that far from pulling it off. I did chuckle a couple of times, and the youngsters sitting behind me never seemed to tire of all those fart gags - but then again, youngsters never do.

It's Got: The dad from 'Home Alone'. He's looking really podgy these days.

It Needs: Some original laughs to match the Wayans' enthusiasm.

Alternatives: True Identity, Mrs Doubtfire, The Hot Chick

Summary: Stand them up - and not just because they're really men (although that's a fairly good reason in itself). Overall Score: 4 out of 10

Review by Gary Panton
Review Date: 11th June 2004


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Comments

28 Comments

i havent seen this movie n i dont wanna c it
Comment by:- ~!!+~~AnUpAmA~!!+~~ | | 07 November 2004 | ip: logged

your review is anything but true, White Chicks was a great movie
Comment by:- Samual Ruane | | 12 November 2004 | ip: logged

it rawks n socks off.
Comment by:- lala | muahx@lala.com | 14 November 2004 | ip: logged

Hiya i've seen this movie it is the funniest movie i've seen i love the characters and the story line i love the bit when he said''your mum is so old her breast milk is powder you breast feed like this''and he blows powder it is great defo 10/10
Comment by:- chloe simons | | 14 November 2004 | ip: logged

Very humerous, great laughs, true, good yo momma jokes, another was "Yo momma so dumb that she went to dr. dre for a pap smear!" great characters, really talented family, the wayans!! um, you should see it.
Comment by:- Kristy | www.forashantifans.tk... | 15 November 2004 | ip: logged

well well well.. hmmmmmmmmm this movie is a great one i haavent seen like this before this is really good i like the seen when the guys look aat the laps of brytney wilson! its very funny you must watch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by:- ;)rommel vasquez | none | 17 November 2004 | ip: logged

This movie is so hillarious!!!!!!! I loved the yo momma jokes!!!!! Yo momma is so old her breast milk is like powder! Yo momma.... is like.... so stupid, she like ... exercised when she could have just gotten... liposuction!!! A+
Comment by:- Robbie Wethington | | 17 November 2004 | ip: logged

It's just a pity those "your momma" jokes are as old as.. well... your momma. Sigh.
Comment by:- Hugh Jalice | | 18 November 2004 | ip: logged

I think this movie is too much mainstream. To many clichés and to many bad jokes. I've seen movies by the Wayans brothers that are by far better than this one. Check out the movie "Hip Hop Hood" from 1995.
Comment by:- Fabian | | 18 November 2004 | ip: logged

This film is really amazing!
You laugh since the beggining until the end of it!
Comment by:- Davi Giordano | | 18 November 2004 | ip: logged

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa..........i havent seen this movie, but i will try to see it cuz everyone is talking abut it
Comment by:- maricrooooz | www.movie-gazette.com... | 19 November 2004 | ip: logged

I saw this film and I think the film it very great!!!cool!!! :DDD
Comment by:- Karolina | | 19 November 2004 | ip: logged

the movie was gangsta u should watch
Comment by:- Micheal Jackson | www.google.ca | 19 November 2004 | ip: logged

I just saw this movie last night, it was hilarious and I just finished purshasing the Junior Senior album as a result of the movie. (They sing the song when they are having the fashion show) Its non-stop laughter, I love it when Marlon tells the white superman look-a-like waiter when he offers her a drink, "No thanks Smallville!"
Comment by:- Sarita | | 19 November 2004 | ip: logged

this movie is wierd and funny and it makes me laugh.
and i love the moive
Comment by:- samantha | | 21 November 2004 | ip: logged

best film i have eve seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by:- paz | | 22 November 2004 | ip: logged

almost as decent as dan warnes mum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by:- pascoe stapleton | | 22 November 2004 | ip: logged

its hilarous.. " if i could just see you, TOMORROW!" hahahhahahahahhahah i almost ****ed myself
Comment by:- dana | | 30 November 2004 | ip: logged

haha dildo
Comment by:- Anonymous | | 30 November 2004 | ip: logged

**** bunny
Comment by:- Anonymous | | 30 November 2004 | ip: logged

This movie rocks. I've seen it. it is very funny so go see it
Comment by:- trey | www.moviegazette.com | 03 December 2004 | ip: logged

it was great
Comment by:- dana | www. | 08 December 2004 | ip: logged

it strinks funny bunny puddle haaaahhaaahhaaahhaaa kat
Comment by:- jennilolothrmasterofeverything | www.google.cat | 08 December 2004 | ip: logged

don't see the moofie it fukn suks
Comment by:- Buggie | | 12 December 2004 | ip: logged

Moofie??
Comment by:- Padraig Post | | 12 December 2004 | ip: logged

Hey, who played Brittany Wilson? She was super hot. The cast on the Internet is wrong and it shows some other ugly girl as her.
Comment by:- Brittany Lover | | 12 December 2004 | ip: logged

omg this movie is definitly my #1 fav. i loved when the guy was singing makin my way down town and i loved when he is like hold my poodle hold my poodle dawg! hah wow it is so halarious it is a must see! A+
Comment by:- brittany | | 12 December 2004 | ip: logged

I just loved this movie, it made me laugh from beginning to end.The Waylan brothers were amazing.Just looking at all the details like their facial expressions and body language when they are disguised is priceless.I highly recommend this movie.FANTASTIC!!!!!
Comment by:- Mary | | 14 December 2004 | ip: logged

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