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Underclassman (2005)

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Reviews Counted:77

Fresh:6

Rotten:71

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: Despite the appealing presence of Nick Cannon, Underclassman is a shopworn Beverly Hills Cop/ 21 Jump Street knockoff.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, sexual references, drug material and some teen drinking

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Sep 2, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $5,567,645

Synopsis: Nick Cannon plays Tracy "Tre" Stokes, a streetwise LA cop in 'Underclassman' which combines frenetic action with sharp-eared comedy. When a student at an elite private school gets murdered, the... Nick Cannon plays Tracy "Tre" Stokes, a streetwise LA cop in 'Underclassman' which combines frenetic action with sharp-eared comedy. When a student at an elite private school gets murdered, the rough-edged rookie, Stokes gets assigned as the undercover detective to track down the killer. The resulting culture shock is only one of his difficulties. The ever-resourceful Stokes resorts to using his unique blend of sharkish good cheer and rakish charm to woo his beautiful teacher Karen Lopez (Roselyn Sanchez) to help him pass Spanish and his arrogant athletic prowess to make the school streetball team. Once Stokes gets "in" with the edgy team captain and lead suspect Rob Donovan (Shawn Ashmore) he discovers that Donovan is being coerced into participating in a student car theft operation. Using his talent for hunches, Stokes wastes no time employing unorthodox methods of investigation. Although disapproving of Stokes behavior, Captain Victor Delgado (Cheech Marin) is worried for his safety and assigns two of his detectives as back up - Detective Lisa Brooks (Kelly Hu) and Richard Gallecki (Ian Gomez) to keep an eye on him. With their help,Stokes is able to track down the killer, Headmaster Powers (Hugh Bonneville) who turns out to be trading the stolen cars as payment for drugs. -- © Miramax [More]

Starring: Nick Cannon, Roselyn Sanchez, Shawn Ashmore, Cheech Marin

Starring: Nick Cannon, Roselyn Sanchez, Shawn Ashmore, Cheech Marin, Kelly Hu, Hugh Bonneville, Don McManus, Geoffrey Pierson

Director: Marcos Siega

Director: Marcos Siega
Screenwriter: David Wagner, Brent Goldberg
Producer: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Underclassman
  • This fast-paced action comedy stars Nick Cannon (DRUMLINE, ROLL BOUNCE) as a streetwise detective who goes undercover--and ends up in over his head! Tracy "Tre" Stokes (Cannon) is a rookie bike cop who finally gets the kind of heavyweight assignment he's been begging for: find the killer of a student at an elite private school! What he discovers is a plot more deadly than anyone imagined! With danger ... and preppies everywhere, Tre will need his hip personality to fit in and his unorthodox style of investigation to crack the case! Packed with high-octane laughs and featuring Roselyn Sanchez (RUSH HOUR 2) and Kelly Hu (THE SCORPION KING), UNDERCLASSMAN delivers over-the-top entertainment!
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    Even the chase scenes sag as debut director Marcos Siega disappoints audiences at every turn.

    Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
    04/15/09
    Cole Smithey
    Cole Smithey
    ColeSmithey.com

    It's mind-boggling that such relentlessly offensive trash ever finds financial backing from a major Hollywood studio.

    Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | comment Comment
    05/26/07
    Kam Williams
    Kam Williams
    Upstage Magazine

    This is geared toward the preteen set, but director Marcos Siega proves inept at executing the most basic dramatic and comedic setups, and Cannon's mugging and preening quickly grow tiresome.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    03/06/07
    Joshua Katzman
    Joshua Katzman
    Chicago Reader
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    The premise of The Underclassman is so familiar as to be groan-inducing, but the happy surprise is that it goes down very easily, and makes for agreeable summer light entertainment.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    03/01/07
    David Noh
    David Noh
    Film Journal International

    The smart-mouth-maverick-cop genre never looked more shopworn and played-out than in this halfhearted, half-baked mess.

    Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
    05/12/06
    Jim Lane
    Jim Lane
    Sacramento News & Review

    It seems that the filmmakers behind Underclassman think that Nick Cannon is the second coming of comedy genius. The sad fact is that he ain't.

    Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
    02/19/06
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    7M Pictures

    Underclassman is primarily a string of clichés looking for a story.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    01/16/06
    John J. Puccio
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com

    However unfortunate or sad it is that people enjoy experiencing mediocre quality cinema, if you have nothing more stimulating to do on a Friday night, Underclassman could provide the entertainment -- not enlightenment -- you seek.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Stina Chyn
    Stina Chyn
    Film Threat

    ...a low rent Beverly Hills Cop wannabe.

    Full Review Source: Gateway Times | comment Comment
    10/10/05
    Gary Brown
    Gary Brown
    Gateway Times

    Almost comically unambitious, Underclassman seldom tries to be funny, and never even attempts to be original.

    Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
    09/26/05
    Nathan Rabin
    Nathan Rabin
    AV Club

    Here we have a definite candidate for the year's worst picture.

    Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
    09/24/05
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    SPLICEDWire

    The film feels like the victim of too many rewrites and edits, with lots of plotlines that go nowhere or feel oddly unfulfilled.

    Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
    09/21/05
    Eric Goldman
    Eric Goldman
    IGN Movies

    Cannon simply doesn't have the chemistry with his co-stars that he needs; it's as if he's trying to perform a one-man show

    Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
    09/16/05
    Luke Y. Thompson
    Luke Y. Thompson
    New Times
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    09/10/05
    Boston Phoenix

    Underclassman can't seem to decide if it wants to be a cop comedy or take on a more serious tone. Either way, it doesn't succeed.

    Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment Comment
    09/10/05
    Gary Brown
    Gary Brown
    Houston Community Newspapers

    Underclassman flails around for 95 of the draggiest minutes that you could possibly encounter.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    09/10/05
    Peter Sobczynski
    Peter Sobczynski
    eFilmCritic.com

    Cannon is abrasive and obnoxious, the comedy is not funny and the thrills are not thrilling.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    09/09/05
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    [A] clichéd and callow action-comedy piece that’s about as appetizing as a dead worm in the teacher’s apple. Hence, the flawed Underclassman simply doesn’t make the grade

    Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
    09/09/05
    Frank Ochieng
    Frank Ochieng
    Movie Eye

    With movies like this is it a wonder that all theaters have lacked for most of the summer was the occasional tumbleweed to complete the illusion of their being ghost towns?

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    09/08/05
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    This is one of those movies where at the end of the year you’ll say, 'Underclassman, what was that about? I don’t even remember it.'

    Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
    09/06/05
    Richard Roeper
    Richard Roeper
    Ebert & Roeper
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