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- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 2, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Bernie Mac & Ashton Kutcher | |
Performer: | Judith Scott & Zoe Saldana | |
Directed by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan & Kevin Rodney | |
Screenwriting by | Jay Scherick & David Ronn | |
Composition by | John Murphy | |
Produced by | Erwin Stoff, Jenno Topping & Jason Goldberg | |
Director of Photography: | Karl Walter Lindenlaub | |
Executive Production by | Joseph M. Caracciolo, Jr., Betty Thomas & Steve Greener |
Entertainment Reviews:
A bland rom-com that seems afraid of its own subject matter.
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Film Journal International
The film is predictable and its humor is tension free.
Village Voice
Rating: 3/5 --
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Movies for the Masses
In 1967, the answer was an unqualified yes, and in 2005, the answer is still, an only slightly less qualified, yes.
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The Tyee (British Columbia)
Bernie Mac, who often cheerfully goes over the top in his roles, here provides a focused and effective performance.
Chicago Sun-Times
I say sometimes that scripts get rewritten too much. I don't know if this one got rewritten too much or not enough, but I wish they had given it another go and tried to strike a more consistent tone.
Ebert & Roeper
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Mac and Kutcher have proved themselves better comics than actors, but both give charming, subtle performances here.
San Jose Mercury News
Product Description:
This new take on the 1967 drama GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER puts a comedic spin on interracial dating. Bernie Mac (THE BERNIE MAC SHOW) costars as Percy Jones, a wealthy black banker who has an overbearing love for his family. Percy is about to host a lavish party at his sprawling New Jersey home in celebration of his 25-year wedding anniversary to Marilyn (Judith Scott, FLIGHT PLAN). His daughter Theresa (Zoe Saldana, THE TERMINAL) is coming home for the occasion, and she's bringing her new boyfriend, Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher, THAT 70S SHOW, PUNK'D). Theresa has neglected to mention that her new beau is white, however, and the formidable Percy is in for a surprise. Though Simon does everything in his power to impress his future father-in-law, nothing will make the imposing patriarch change his undermining disposition. Matters are further complicated because Simon has recently lost his job, and he struggles to keep the family from finding out. As unrest spreads, causing tension--and plenty of laughs--in the days leading up to the party, Simon and Theresa face uncertainty in their relationship while Percy and Marilyn suffer difficulties of their own. GUESS WHO' is full of both hilarious and cringe-worthy moments, including an incredibly tense scene where Simon is goaded into entertaining the family at dinner with black jokes. The sermonizing tone of the original film is replaced with an endearing slapstick humor, and while the heartwarming family tale is present, the film doesn't shy away from the deeper underlying issues, presenting a fresh perspective on prescient cultural foibles.
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- Sales Rank: 31,397
- UPC: 043396101135
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