Another Chris Rock movie that fails to produce consistent laughs or have an interesting plot. We both rated it a 4.
The story line is semi-autobiographical. Rock is a popular actor-comedian who has starred in a series of movies in which he is a big talking bear; Hammy. He wants to branch out and get away from comedy so he produces and stars in a movie about a slave rebellion in Haiti.
Naturally it bombs and the media ignores it and instead focuses on his upcoming public relations wedding. There is a negligible and 'almost annoying and cloying but not quite' subplot involving a relationship he has with a journalist played by Rosario Dawson who for some reason has half her head shaved ala Hunger Games.
The movie's humor spots were mainly when Rock and his homies adlibbed and teased each other and rapped before his bachelor party and in the club where the bachelor party was held. There was some great rapid fire repartee from Tracey Morgan and Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler and several SNL cast members.
Other than these 2 short interludes, the film was ploddingly and minimally entertaining. Plus as much as i love Chris Rock's wit, he is NOT an actor in any sense of the word.
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