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Guess Who (2005)

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Reviews Counted:146

Fresh:63

Rotten:83

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: 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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sex-related humor.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 25, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $67,962,333

Synopsis: This new take on the 1967 drama GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER puts a comedic spin on interracial dating. Bernie Mac (THE BERNIE MAC SHOW) costars as Percy Jones, a wealthy black banker who has an... This new take on the 1967 drama GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER puts a comedic spin on interracial dating. Bernie Mac (THE BERNIE MAC SHOW) costars as Percy Jones, a wealthy black banker who has an overbearing love for his family. Percy is about to host a lavish party at his sprawling New Jersey home in celebration of his 25-year wedding anniversary to Marilyn (Judith Scott, FLIGHT PLAN). His daughter Theresa (Zoe Saldana, THE TERMINAL) is coming home for the occasion, and she's bringing her new boyfriend, Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher, THAT 70S SHOW, PUNK'D). Theresa has neglected to mention that her new beau is white, however, and the formidable Percy is in for a surprise. Though Simon does everything in his power to impress his future father-in-law, nothing will make the imposing patriarch change his undermining disposition. Matters are further complicated because Simon has recently lost his job, and he struggles to keep the family from finding out. As unrest spreads, causing tension--and plenty of laughs--in the days leading up to the party, Simon and Theresa face uncertainty in their relationship while Percy and Marilyn suffer difficulties of their own. GUESS WHO? is full of both hilarious and cringe-worthy moments, including an incredibly tense scene where Simon is goaded into entertaining the family at dinner with black jokes. The sermonizing tone of the original film is replaced with an endearing slapstick humor, and while the heartwarming family tale is present, the film doesn't shy away from the deeper underlying issues, presenting a fresh perspective on prescient cultural foibles. [More]

Starring: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott

Starring: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott

Director: Kevin Rodney

Director: Kevin Rodney
Screenwriter: David Ronn, Jay Scherick
Producer: Jenno Topping, Erwin Stoff, Jason Goldberg
Composer: John Murphy
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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This movie is far too timid to show that relationship beyond a few discreet kisses between Kutcher and Saldana.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/25/05
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

A disappointing retread of a bunch of better movies.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
03/25/05
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

Not afraid to draw real blood, both on the ethnic clash and, perhaps more unusual for a studio romantic comedy these days, relationship fronts.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
03/25/05
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Has surprising depth and charm, descriptors never before ascribed to a movie starring Ashton Kutcher.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/25/05
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

The movie plays it disappointingly safe, having the two men settle their differences on a go-kart race track, then bond over a bottle of vodka in time for the touchy-feely, song-and-dance finale.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
03/25/05
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

Neither deeply offensive nor especially revealing.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
03/25/05
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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If it falls betwixt and between hilarious and meaningful, consider that a testament to where we are as a culture on this topic: able to laugh at the jokes and still vulnerable to our fears.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
03/25/05
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

At heart, this is just another rehash of Meet the Parents.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
03/25/05
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

A consciously lightweight romantic comedy that pokes fun at racial stereotyping, it starts out a bit shaky but begins to cook as stars Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher find their chemistry, and by the film's end it's become pretty darn likable.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/25/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

It's not an unpleasant movie, just a confused, sometimes frustrating one.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
03/25/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The odd couple of Mac and Kutcher has such a hilarious ease that you'll be won over by them in the end.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/25/05
E! Online

It is, in a real sense, a more honest film than its precursor.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
03/25/05
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

A somewhat fun, if rather uneven, ride with a few clever scenes and enough comedic juice to keep Kutcher and Mac fans focused until the credits roll.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
03/25/05
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan and writers David Ronn, Jay Scherick and Peter Tolan seed the comedy with reminders that ebony and ivory won't be livin' in perfect harmony, especially if they let the outside world interfere with them.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
03/25/05
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Guess Who works efficiently on its chosen level.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
03/25/05
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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If you're looking for a meaningful consideration of the intricacies that come with introducing your white boyfriend to your black family, you're probably eating nachos at the wrong multiplex.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
03/25/05
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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One of the things that makes this film much better than it has any right to be is the enormous talent of Bernie Mac.

Full Review Source: CHUD | comment Comment
03/25/05
Devin Faraci
Devin Faraci
CHUD

Guess Who improves in the second half, when director Kevin Rodney Sullivan stops trying to remake other movies and concentrates on the Simon/Percy relationship.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
03/25/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

A warm movie that's well cast and funny enough as it works through passive-aggressiveness to aggressive-aggressiveness and finally the acceptance of family.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
03/25/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Although fighting, at times, a rather bland and predictable script, Kutcher and Mac actually managed some good on-screen chemistry...

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
03/25/05
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)
 
 
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