Bringing Down The House (Full Screen Edition)

Bringing Down The House (Full Screen Edition)
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• The hilarious Steve Martin (FATHER OF THE BRIDE) and Academy Award(R)-nominee Queen Latifah (Best Supporting Actress, 2002, CHICAGO) star with Eugene Levy (AMERICAN PIE) in the laugh-out-loud hit comedy BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE. Peter Sanderson (Martin), a divorced, straitlaced, uptight workaholic attorney, meets a brainy bombshell lawyer in an on-line chat room and they make a date. Expecting his

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DVD Review: "Bringing Down the House"? Yeah, That Sounds About Right!
Summary: 1 Stars

If would have known in advance "Bringing Down the House" was going to start off like that, I never in a million years would have planned on seeing this movie. And the character played by Queen Latifah in this movie follows in the tradition of movies I'm talking about. I hated her character! And I know what many of you are thinking. You're probably saying, I think your taking this movie and movies like it, too close to heart. And, you know what, your right! And I know this was suppose to be a comedy. And I know I shouldn't let it bother me so much because if for any reason, it's bad for my health. But, it's just that as I watch these movies I start to think, what would I do if that was me.

"Bringing Down the House" breaks one of the rules that no movie should break. A movie should NEVER have an annoying character in the lead who gets what they want. If the annoying character is in a supporting role and he or she gets their's in the end, I'm fine with that. There are just a few movies that I can think of where it's was okay for the character to be annoying. Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" is one. And let me tell you why. Because even though Felix is a pest to Oscar. Oscar TELLS HIM HE'S A PEST! Remember the scene where Oscar takes Felix's food and throws it against the wall? That was something that would happen in real life. And when you see that scene you laugh, because you know you would do the same thing. Or what about a movie like "Good Neighbor Sam". There's a movie I like to watch also. Because Romy Schneider isn't really annoying. She's helpless in that situation. Despite the fact that she does make Jack Lemmon's life a little harder.

And even if I didn't mind the annoying character played by Queen Latifah I still wouldn't like the movie. Because for a comedy it's not funny. I didn't laugh once. Did I smile? Yes 2 or 3 times in fact. And for a movie that's number one at the box-office when I went to see this the place was almost empty. And NO ONE was laughing out loud.

One of the mistakes this movie makes if by giving anyway too much in the trailer. The whole idea of Queen Latifah number one, being the woman Steve Martin meets online and the fact that she's a convict should of been a secret. The impact of that would of been stronger and probably would of caused a big laugh. But, going into the movie we all know what to expect. The most of the movies "funny lines" are given away too. Like what Eugene Levy tells Queen Latifah. We've all seen it in the the previews and by the time we see it on the screen, it's not as funny to us anymore. And another thing about the trailer besides the jokes is the fact that the trailer makes the movie predictable. I bet, even those who haven't seen the movie can guess where the film is going to go.

Steve Martin plays Peter Sanderson who is a laywer and meets Queen Latifah online thinking she's a good looking blonde. Now, Martin has been divorced from Kate (Jean Smart) for a while I guess, I don't remeber them saying how long. ANYWAY, Latifah wants Martin to open up her case again and clear her name. Now, eveything I've just said should of been a surprise, but no. All of this information, which is basically the whole movie is given away. Is anyone else starting to get a little ticked off at how trailers give away all the info of the movies? And there's going to be a big surprise between Martin and his wife. But, even though I'm tempted to tell you, I won't. Because that wouldn't be fair.

And another problem I had with the movie is Eugene Levy. He's barely used in the movie and when he is, he's not funny. Levy really started to get noticed again after the "American Pie" films. And if you've seen those two movies you know how funny Levy can be doing so little. But here he's given even less to work it. So why was he even put in the movie?

I know I'm the odd man out here, because everyone likes this movie. But, I'm sorry, even if I try I can't get over how annoying Queen Latifah is in this movie. And like I said I can't stand that in movies. I will say something in the movie's defense, For people who think the movie is racial it isn't. Are there some jokes that will make the audience up tight? Yes. But, when we see and hear these characters make those jokes we can see how wrong it is. And it just makes the characters look dumb. So no, I wouldn't say the movie is offensive as far as it's "jokes" go.

Bottom-line: An annoying movie with an annoying character played by Queen Latifah. That breaks the whole film. One of the few movies I never want to see ever again! And I'm sure I can't be the ONLY person who feels that way!

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