Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Python Hyena Undercover Brother (2002): Dir: Malcolm D. Lee / Cast: Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards, Dave Chappelle, Neil Patrick Harris: Satire that addresses the idea that many white people wish to act in the stereotypical black fashion while blacks cannot imitate the whites. This is best demonstrated when Eddie Griffin is seen in attire that is far from his usual self. Eddie Griffin plays an agent given the title name and he belongs to the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. They are fighting against a white organization known as The Man. He is searching for a brainwashing device that is interrogating black people. Funny concept reduced to Griffin's wardrobe and martial arts violence. Well directed by Malcolm D. Lee with eye catching visual elements obviously inspired by Austin Powers. Griffin seems to be having fun with the role however, it is faulted by his constant self awareness as if in on the jokes. Chris Kattan has fun as a villain struggling against influence. This renders his performance the best in the film. Denise Richards begins well and then is reduced to exploiting her sexuality. Dave Chappelle also appears in a cardboard role. Here was an idea that might have seeded had it a better screenplay but instead it becomes one big stupid charade much like Spy Hard was a few years prior. It addresses racial stereotypes while screenplay should have remained undercover. Score: 5 ½ / 10

KayDrama I'm quoting a reviewer here on IMDb that said "is this film really anti-white propaganda or some silly parody?"Wow! I'm shocked that's even a question in anyone's mind. If anyone thinks this film is "anti-white propaganda" or "anti white" in any way knows absolutely NOTHING about black people. I could see coming away with that perception from a movie like Django, which is more of an example of black fantasy rage that 99% of black people would never act out in real life. But Undercover Brother is nothing but fun! The movie is based on an online comic strip meant for cubicle workers to goof off online at work. Similar to Lazy Larry. The online comic was not very funny but if you're at work and bored, it was cute little chuckle and good diversion. Now imagine someone took Lazy Larry and fleshed out a script this funny and you'd realize how brilliant this adaptation is of the online comic.If anything, the movie pokes fun at Black people while white people (and our difficult history with them) is barely a backdrop. Example: when Undercover Brother realizes that all the conspiracies that have circulated among the black community for decades are "true" but then he says "and OJ DIDN'T do it!" And the other agents all turn their heads and look uncomfortable because that's one rumor they can't confirm. That is a joke poking at all the conspiracies wcirculating in our community (some of which I personally believe too, but it doesn't change that is funny and is poking fun at black people. This movie is HILARIOUS! So to answer my fellow member's question - this is mainly a parody of 1970's blaxploitation movies as we see Undercover Brother watching a movie and obviously hero worshiping Jim Kelly, a black action star of the era.

BA_Harrison 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.

Tai Fang Had me laugh out loud! I didn't understand the mayonnaise thing but the scene('s sound) was hilarious.It's a delight to see the characters and their actors taking part in a story about racial/cultural issues - without the issues. All are smooth and stylish, energetic and confident. The puns are delivered lighthearted and at a perfect pace (thanks editor!). The only part where there is a danger of awkwardness is the cheesy scene at the end, on the beach, but this scene too contains the exact right amount of relaxed self humor. A perfect sense of how to put it, by the whole cast and the director. O and the suits are spectacular...