Undercover brother

Movie
German title	Undercover brother
Original title	Undercover brother
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2002
length	86 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Malcolm D. Lee
script	John Ridley , ; Michael McCullers
production	Michael Jenkinson , ; Brian Grazer , ; Damon Lee
music	Stanley Clarke
camera	Tom Priestley Junior
cut	William Kerr
occupation
	Eddie Griffin : Anton Jackson / Undercover Brother; Chris Kattan : Mr. Feather; Denise Richards : Penelope Snow / White She Devil; Aunjanue Ellis : Sistah Girl; Dave Chappelle : Conspiracy Brother; Chi McBride : The Chief; Neil Patrick Harris : Lance; Gary Anthony Williams : Smart Brother; Billy Dee Williams : Gen. Warren Boutwell; Jack Noseworthy : Mr. Elias; James Brown : Himself; Paul Tracy : Himself; Robert Trumbull : The Man;

Undercover Brother is an American comedy film from the year 2002 . Eddie Griffin played the leading role .

action

Anton Jackson from LA, with Afro, gold-colored Cadillac and platform shoes, completely styled in funky seventies, got stuck in the seventies and likes to act like Robin Hood. In this function he attracts the attention of the black civil rights secret service BROTHERHOOD. He wants to free the black General Boutwell from the clutches of the villain The Man . Without further ado, Jackson is hooked up with top agent Sistah Girl and the initially not always harmonious duo is set on the diabolical super criminal The Man and his assistant Mr. Feather . Their stated mission, however, is to protect the white world from the cultural influence of blacks, so they try to prevent the first black US president .

reception

On the American rating portal Rotten Tomatoes , 77% of a total of 130 reviews are currently positive, on Metacritic the film received a rating of 69%, which is made up of a total of 30 ratings, which indicates “generally benevolent ratings”.

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that Undercover Brother was for blaxploitation films what Austin Powers was for the James Bond genre. The film offers lots of laughs and, as it "reinvents itself every 20 minutes", can keep the audience interested. Berardinelli found it gratifying that Undercover Brother - unlike other contemporary comedies - does not rely on fecal humor. He particularly praised the portrayals of Eddie Griffin and Dave Chappelle.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote, “Austin Powers-style parody of agents that pays ironic reverence to the black-studded blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Over-the-top movie fun, in which not every gag is right, but which is entertaining nonetheless. "

The cinema portal kino.de judged: "Silly-amusing blaxploitation comedy that takes black and white racial clichés with relish."

Awards

The film won the WAFCA Award of the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association in the category Best Guilty Pleasure .

He also received the following nominations: Black Reel Award for best film poster, best film music, best song ( Undercova Brother sung by Snoop Dogg , Bootsy Collins and Fred Wesley ), best actress (Aunjanue Ellis), best director and best screenplay.

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

[2] Reviews on Metacritic

[3] Review by James Berardinelli

[4] Undercover Brother. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[5] Criticism on kino.de