The funny stuff is too scattered to forgive the buffoonish storyline.
Honeymooners (2005)
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Reviews Counted:106
Fresh:15
Rotten:91
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: This pointless remake of the classic TV series only offers generic characters and gags.
Theatrical Release:Jun 10, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $12,802,068
Synopsis: In THE HONEYMOONERS--an update of the classic 1950s television comedy that starred Jackie Gleason--Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a New York City bus driver and irrepressible dreamer... In THE HONEYMOONERS--an update of the classic 1950s television comedy that starred Jackie Gleason--Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a New York City bus driver and irrepressible dreamer whose mind constantly whirs with new plans to get rich. But six years after meeting his wife, Alice (Gabrielle Union), none of his schemes have resulted in anything more than clutter in the closet of their Brooklyn apartment. When Alice's dream of buying a home looks like it could become a reality, the Kramdens team up with their best friends who live upstairs, Ed (Mike Epps) and Trixie (Regina Hall), to amass the $20,000 for a down payment before a shady land developer (Eric Stoltz) beats them to it. THE HONEYMOONERS gives a few nods to the original series, like Ed's trademark hat, and a sweet twist on Ralph's signature line: instead of threatening to knock Alice to the moon, he promises to take her there someday. Cedric the Entertainer is an ebullient screen presence, revealing the good heart beneath Ralph's swagger as he struggles to keep from letting Alice down yet again. With its talented cast and zippy script, THE HONEYMOONERS is a comedy anyone can enjoy. [More]
Starring: Mike Epps, Regina Hall, Gabrielle Union, John Leguizamo
Starring: Mike Epps, Regina Hall, Gabrielle Union, John Leguizamo, Eric Stoltz, Cedric the Entertainer
Director: John Schultz
Director: John Schultz
Screenwriter: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Danny Jacobsen, Don Rhymer
Producer: David T. Friendly, Marc Turtletaub, Eric C. Rhone, Julie Durk
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Studio: Paramount Pictures
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Reviews for Honeymooners
A bland, dull and only occasionally funny waste of time that will very soon be gathering dust in the remainder bins.
There is no reason for it to exist other than cashing in on a brand name. There are new ideas here. Scratch that: There are no ideas here, period.
Why? Why would someone do this? How did we get here, watching mediocre remakes of classic 1950s sitcoms? What is the meaning of it all? Does cinema have a purpose beyond supporting the theater-concessions industry?
If not for a few interludes of lively riffing by John Leguizamo, playing a dog trainer and all-around hustler named Dodge, there would be nothing funny about any of this.
[Has] a script that never answers a key question: Why does this movie exist?
There have been funnier comedies. But there also have been far worse reasons to make a movie. Or remake a sitcom.
Since The Honeymooners is not a respectful tribute to the original, nor does it stand on its own, a beloved piece of American entertainment has officially been besmirched.
The best thing that can be said about the new Honeymooners is that it respects its elders: It plays like an episode of the show. The worst thing is that it plays like an episode of the show.
It's as if the movie is half Honeymooners remake and half typical weak comedy, which doesn't add up to a whole lot of anything.
It's not as bad as the average Hollywood movie, it's stupendously worse.
Alice is distracted rather than strong and patient, and Trixie is reduced to "Alice's friend."
There are some decent laughs, but the overall package is not good enough to recommend a trip to the theatre.
...the end result seems made by people who have no concept of what made the original work.
In one of The Honeymooners' more credible scenes, the New York Mets win the World Series over the Detroit Tigers.
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