Bringing Down the House

Oregon Magazine ^ | March 7, 2003 | Larry Leonard

[WaterDragon]

Sarah Edwards for NBC, describing this March release film, said: “Steve Martin plays the typical uptight white guy.” (She just loved the movie.)

Teamed with Martin is a rapper-turned-actress, a black woman he meets via the internet, and who in the clip shown enters his living quarters, saying, “I absolutely love what you’ve done with the place. It’s so … sterile.”

From there, of course, the stupid (un-cool) white man's noveau step-and-fetchit awkwardness generates guffaws as he is introduced to the myriad and far superior elements of modern black American culture which have done so much to improve life in our inner-cities.....(snip)

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[Enterprise]

I've seen the previews. It looks like a dreadful, stupid movie.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

No. 1 in the Box Office so far this Weekend =

STEVE MARTIN


Signed:..ALOHA RONNIE - Crowned STEVE MARTIN King of Rancho Alamitos High School's very 1st Freshman Class Dance-1960

I guess some just "Peak" a little early..?

[WaterDragon]

Too bad Martin is willing to do the 'Woodheads dirty work.

[WaterDragon]

There's nothing funny about the movie industry mocking the very people who make the them rich, and it's only because they are rich that they think they are important.

[blackie]

I've never liked Martin ... the black chick was great in the movie "Chicago."

[Hawkeye's Girl]

Haven't seen it, but it looks funny, and I think the upcoming movie with Chris Rock and Bernie Mac running for president and vice president is going to be much worse in the stereotype department.