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Marci X (2003)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:5

Rotten:46

Average Rating:2.9/10

Consensus: The material is too thin for feature-length and the jokes are socially outdated and clueless.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and sexual content

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 22, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $1,528,682

Synopsis: When notorious gangsta rapper Dr. S. (Damon Wayans) releases a controversial new CD, straightlaced senator Mary Ellen Sprinkle (Christine Baranski) calls for a boycott of his record label. Much to... When notorious gangsta rapper Dr. S. (Damon Wayans) releases a controversial new CD, straightlaced senator Mary Ellen Sprinkle (Christine Baranski) calls for a boycott of his record label. Much to upstanding citizen and media mogul Ben Feld's (Richard Benjamin) chagrin and surprise, he owns the label, a shock that sends him straight to the hospital. Determined to help out her ailing father, stereotypical Jewish American Princess and Manhattan socialite Marci Feld (Lisa Kudrow) takes matter into her own hands and tries to clean up Dr. S.' act in hopes of fielding an apology from the hardcore rapper. Marci raps about fashion, takes the fast-talking ladies man to charity events where he woos her friends and other high society ladies, and wins over the attendees at his nightclub with interpretive dance. Along the way, this unlikely couple falls in love despite valiant attempts by Dr. S.' girlfriend, Yolanda (Paula Garcés), to keep her man. Wayans' over-the-top wardrobe by itself is enough to garner a chuckle. Star Richard Benjamin (MY FAVORITE YEAR, MERMAIDS) also directed this satirical look at rap, race relationships, and politics, which features original songs by Marc Shaiman (composer for HAIRSPRAY) and Mervyn Warren. [More]

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin, Christine Baranski

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin, Christine Baranski, Paula Garces, Jane Krakowski, Veanne Cox, Charles Kimbrough, Shari Rene Scott

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin
Screenwriter: Paul Rudnick
Producer: Scott Rudin
Composer: Marc Shaiman, Mervyn Warren
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Marci X is the kind of terrible movie I'm almost glad I've seen, because this decade probably won't bring a worse movie than this.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/27/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

It's no masterpiece, but I found it consistently good-hearted and sometimes hilarious, and the sparse crowd I saw it with was laughing as much as I was, especially at the outrageous rap numbers.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/28/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Houston Chronicle
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It's the kind of movie that Mel Brooks used to make, warts and all.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
02/05/04
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

A sketch comedy that misses more than it hits.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/27/04
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Como algum estúdio pôde aprovar este roteiro? Como os atores aceitaram participar do projeto? Como este conseguiu ser lançado? Como Benjamin pode ser chamado de ‘cineasta’?

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01/10/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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11/16/03
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Suggests a sort of Judeo-Nubian alliance that would supposedly make uptight WASP's quake with fear. I think.

Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
09/14/03
Stephen Himes
Stephen Himes
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09/13/03
Boston Phoenix
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A more blithe display of astonishingly clueless anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, and sheer bad taste has not been seen since probably ever.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
09/01/03
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Draw a big red "X" through this one.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
09/01/03
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

A bad joke that turns out to be a bad movie as well.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/31/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The fatal flaw of Marci X is its complete and total disconnect from the contemporary zeitgeist of hip-hop culture in American society.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/31/03
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

If you're looking for laughs, X doesn't mark the spot.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/30/03
E! Online
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If the context of Marci X were more realistic, a lot of these gags would soar. But the context is drag-show dinner theater.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
08/30/03
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

J.A.P. meets rap, but it's not a marriage made in heaven -- (very) far from it, in fact.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/30/03
Harry Haun
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

A brief bit about a celibate boy band scores big; the rest is just noise.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
08/28/03
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

Given the songs were written by South Park songwriter Marc Shaiman, the lyrics should be more caustic. Like that show, the film is equally irreverent but nowhere near as intelligent or subversive.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment 1 Comment
08/28/03
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
 
 
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