So did we need a hip-hop update of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"? Not really but this 2023 comedy is worth seeing for the star-laden cast. Directed by Kenya Barris ("Black-ish"), who co-wrote the screenplay with star Jonah Hill, the plot outline is the same - a besotted interracial couple faces problems from their in-laws on the way to the altar. This movie starts with a refreshing edge with the latest street lingo and culminates into a fiery dinner party where the Holocaust and slavery get compared in sharp exchanges. From there, it starts to flatten out into a romcom throwback from another era, but the principals keep it afloat even as the satirical humor dissipates. Lauren London and a pretty funny Hill provide a snappy presence at the center of the story. Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus play the opposing in-laws exactly as you would expect them to, while others like David Duchovny and Nia Long are underused.
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