Wayans the screenwriter is largely to blame for the film's shortcomings, but Wayans the director does a solid job.
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07/28/09
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:0
Rotten:19
Average Rating:3.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Andre Shame has no choice but to leave his private eye job on the LAPD, after failing to crack the case on drug lord, Mendoza, at the same time becoming romantically entangled with the wrong woman.... [More]
Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jada Pinkett, Salli Richardson, Charles S. Dutton
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Reviews for A Low Down Dirty Shame
1 - 19 (sorted by fresh rating)
I'm not sure what type of movie this is supposed to be or who its audience is, but it's a low down dirty shame that Wayans' talent is wasted on this film.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/27/04
In terms of action, Wayans the director relies too much on slow-motion in shooting action scenes -- a tiresome habit that undercuts the potential excitement of some sequences.
07/25/08
Top CriticUnfortunately, however, where I'm Gonna Git You Sucka was completely off the wall, A Low Down Dirty Shame is just off.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/01/05
It's easy -- far too easy -- to use the title of Keenen Ivory Wayans' latest movie as a description. Unfortunately, it's also accurate.
01/01/00
Top CriticQuestion of the day: why is there such an appeal to brainlessness?
01/01/00
No review available.
08/05/02
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08/25/02
The comedy is hit-or-miss, while Wayans proves to be a huge fan of Hong Kong action flicks, ripping off a number of action sequences from them.
01/11/04
No review available.
09/04/03
No review available.
05/06/05
Wayans isn't sure whether to send up Shaft and company or simply to remake the action thriller. The result is an embarrassing compromise.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
09/20/03
Here is a movie about guns. Take away the guns, and the movie would be about nothing much.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
07/25/02
Mr. Wayans is an agreeable screen presence, but he makes a surprisingly bland action hero.
05/20/03
Top CriticSo far, so hackneyed.
02/09/06
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