There are those who believe—quite reasonably, in my opinion—that Undercover Brother, an African-American Austin Powers rip-off starring Eddie Griffin, promotes reverse racism by depicting whites as evil, uncool, and dedicated to oppressing the black race via a variety of underhand means. But that isn't what I found most objectionable about the film: it was the lack of decent gags that really bothered me.
Undercover Brother's extremely lazy comedy clearly strives to emulate Mike Meyers' wacky style, but the result is a series of desperately unfunny gags that made me cringe more than laugh; a shame, because the crazy world of a funky soul-brother obsessed with the 70s is surely a potential comedic goldmine, offering more than enough material for a couple of hours of genuinely laugh-out loud silliness.
Or perhaps I just didn't find the film funny because I'm a nerdy and humourless honky with zero taste in almost everything.
Undercover Brother's extremely lazy comedy clearly strives to emulate Mike Meyers' wacky style, but the result is a series of desperately unfunny gags that made me cringe more than laugh; a shame, because the crazy world of a funky soul-brother obsessed with the 70s is surely a potential comedic goldmine, offering more than enough material for a couple of hours of genuinely laugh-out loud silliness.
Or perhaps I just didn't find the film funny because I'm a nerdy and humourless honky with zero taste in almost everything.