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Guess Who (2005)

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Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 149
Fresh: 64 | Rotten: 85

Despite the chemistry of its stars, Guess Who, a loose remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, lacks the political relevance of the original.

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 27

Despite the chemistry of its stars, Guess Who, a loose remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, lacks the political relevance of the original.

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 252,244

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Movie Info

A man gets a very big surprise when he meets his prospective son-in-law in this comedy. Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) is the understandably proud father of Theresa (Zoe Saldana), a beautiful and intelligent young woman living in New York City. When Percy learns that his daughter is dating someone and things are getting serious, he decides to do some research, and learns that her beau is a solid businessman. Percy arranges to meet the young man, but is a bit taken aback when he comes face to face with

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

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David Ronn, Jay Scherick

Aug 2, 2005

$68.0M

Sony Pictures

Cast

All Critics (158) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (65) | Rotten (88) | DVD (21)

Mac and Kutcher have proved themselves better comics than actors, but both give charming, subtle performances here.

April 2, 2005 Comment
San Jose Mercury News
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The film is predictable and its humor is tension free.

March 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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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.

March 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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The timing of nearly every gag is just half a beat off, and that half-beat is a killer.

March 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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Let's just say that, on the charge of comedic intentions, the cinematic jury is still out.

March 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
Globe and Mail
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Might provide a much-needed fix for Mac's most ardent fans, but they'll have to wait for a star vehicle that fully exploits the range of his comic gifts.

March 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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Update on Poitier classic isn't as memorable.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Here's a comedy premised on racial unease, and it's too timid to uncork actual racial humor.

February 14, 2008 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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A bland rom-com that seems afraid of its own subject matter.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

full review in Greek

October 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comment
Movies for the Masses

A rule: any time you see the movie's stars racing in go-karts, it's because the script ran out of funny things to do.

August 2, 2005 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Guess Who

This is a loose remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner with a race reversal, but it seems to have far more in common with Meet the Parents (with a racial twist). Unlike the 1967 film, this bypass serious drama and instead goes for the path of farce. In a way, this film really doesn't have a lot of impact. In 1967,

June 9, 2006
cosmo313
Chris Weber

Super Reviewer

Very funny!

June 23, 2011
murphmann93
Bethany Murphy

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