You So Crazy (1994)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Martin Lawrence followed in the footsteps of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy and released this stand up show to theaters where it caused a storm of controversy. Due t its graphic language, the film was released unrated and this caused many theaters to refuse screenings. The film still did fairly good at the box office despite the various issues that it faced.
As far as the actual film goes, for the most part I thought it was pretty good, although it fell well short of reaching the standards of Pryor and Murphy. I think the first forty-five minutes are downright hilarious as Lawrence comes out with the jokes a firiing. They are all well-written and Lawrence's delivery is top-notch. There are some really hilarious moments where he talks about his child hood in the ghetto, tang sandwiches and perhaps the funniest moment deals with where a man should hide when the police are looking for him.
With that said, the second half of the film is where it pretty much starts to stumble. The laughs really do dry up and I think the concert film really drags on to the point where it gets really boring. The film probably would have been better as a hour special.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Martin Lawrence followed in the footsteps of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy and released this stand up show to theaters where it caused a storm of controversy. Due t its graphic language, the film was released unrated and this caused many theaters to refuse screenings. The film still did fairly good at the box office despite the various issues that it faced.
As far as the actual film goes, for the most part I thought it was pretty good, although it fell well short of reaching the standards of Pryor and Murphy. I think the first forty-five minutes are downright hilarious as Lawrence comes out with the jokes a firiing. They are all well-written and Lawrence's delivery is top-notch. There are some really hilarious moments where he talks about his child hood in the ghetto, tang sandwiches and perhaps the funniest moment deals with where a man should hide when the police are looking for him.
With that said, the second half of the film is where it pretty much starts to stumble. The laughs really do dry up and I think the concert film really drags on to the point where it gets really boring. The film probably would have been better as a hour special.