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starring: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker directed by: F. Gary Gray

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Average Rating: Rating: - Unemployment + Neighborhood Whackos = Reliable Humor This film is DAMN funny for two primary reasons: 1) Chris Tucker, a truly natural screen comic, and 2) John Witherspoon, whose presence in ANY movie makes it better. The plot of "Friday": The events of an entire day (Friday, of course) as experienced by the newly-unemployed Craig (Ice-T), and his buddy Smokey (Tucker) in their urban neighborhood, pivoting around Smokey's involvement as a marijuana "dealer" for Big Worm, the local supplier. But forget story--it's characters that propel things here. And "Friday" revolves around one of the funniest collections of minor and incidental characters ever devised, all enacted with a comic charicature sincerity that most mass-released, "white" comedies (i.e., the endless profusion of "Saturday Night Live" skit-based features) lack. However, it's still Witherspoon--as Craig's dogcatching father--and Tucker's performances that are the core humor factors. The dialogue is definitely aimed at urban sensitivities, and as such, some of the best humor may be lost on older (and, in honesty, white) viewers--which is a shame, because in many cases it's the honest delivery of the dialogue that provides the most laughs. And while not exceptionally crass, there are moments of scatalogical/sexual humor that may offend the more sensitive viewers--not to mention those put off by (accurate) drug humor--but again, it's the honesty of those moments that furnish such an enjoyably (to those attuned) funny take on "everyday" life in the 'hood. The most serious aspect of the film involves Ice-T portraying the modern, young, black urban "everyman" (essentially, himself) who struggles against the neighborhood adversities (drug dealers, bullies, etc.), only to find climactic redemption in true, old-time fiction fashion--without the overarching gun violence portrayed in such heavies as "Boyz in the Hood." And though the film's binding humor tends to pall a bit towards that climactic resolution, overall it is a genuinely funny film. If you're expecting more than a bevy of situational "bits" thinly strung together by the premise, you'll be disappointed. But I've watched "Friday" countless times by now, and I'll still rely on it as a light-hearted laugh generator (and movie quote provider) in the future. Besides, the soundtrack is KICKIN'. Rating: - The unprecidented party movie I didn't think much of the movie at first. Then I saw it again and thought it was funnier. Then I saw it again and thought it was cooler. (This continues until I've watched it about seventy times now). But, you see, I'm not one of these people who can watch movies over and over. I don't like doing that, because normally I overkill on it and don't want to see the film ever again (Forrest Gump anyone?). But this film is silly and funny enough not to take itself too seriously. We know they (Ice Cube and Chris Tucker) get in trouble, and we know they'll get out. It's not the fact that the plot is all that amazing. It's the fact that the characters drive this film, and Smokey (Chris Tucker) is HILARIOUS. The guy redefines funny. Ice Cube also brings a great performance (as well as being a very good writer--he wrote half the script). another chameleon-like performance comes from the other co-writer of the film, DJ Pooh. Their antics never get old, and the misadventures just seem to get funnier. The extras are great, though the interview with the producer is kinda boring. Check out this DVD if your expecting something light and funny, that you don't have to pay attention to every little thing to enjoy it. It gets better every time you see it. Rating: - Greatly underrated Friday is one of the few comedies that can be explicit and memorable and hilarious at the same time (the other is The Big Lebowski). It's also the film that made Chris Tucker famous outside the "Def Comedy" scene. The film is about a single day in "the hood", and features some hilarious characters, like Deebo, Red and Stanley. It also has a great number of one-liners that just seem to stick in one's mind ("What chain?", "Won't you let me have a little for my cataract?") As in most of his movies, Ice Cube is just bad. The only good thing about him in this film is that he doesn't talk a whole lot. However, the movie is rescued by Smokey (Tucker), Red (DJ Pooh) and Deebo (Tiny "Zeus" Lister), who all do a great job at playing their respective characters convincingly. Friday is a great film, and as often happens, undeserving of its bad sequel. Rent it, or buy it if you can.

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