Baby Boy (2001)
Baby Boy (2001)
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Cast
as Jody
as Yvette
as Sweetpea
as Peanut
as Juanita
as Melvin
as Ms. Herron
as Kim
as Do Dirty
as Sharika
as Joe Joe
as Cake Man
as Patrice
as Rodney
as Rachel
as Receptionist
as Little Boy
as Little Boy
as Roger
as Sneed
as Winston
as Ms. Daniels
as Woman
as Pandora
as Woman Inside
as Sheryl
as Chris
as Young Thug
as Young Thug
as Looney Toon
as Tony
as Knucklehead
as Knucklehead
as Woman
as Woman
as Mexican Neighbor
as Lucy Girl
as Elderly Woman
as Host
as Guest
as Guest
as Lil' Nut
as Mourner
as Ja Toi
as Co-Worker
as Co-Worker
as Dice Player
as Dice Player
as Dice Player
as Street Vendor
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Critic Reviews for Baby Boy
All Critics (92) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (65) | Rotten (27) | DVD (5)
The characters are so full-bodied and the feelings so raw and complex that I'd call this the best thing John Singleton has done to date
I felt myself drawn into a vortex of raw emotion from which I could not escape.
One of the most entertaining African-American comedies of manners ever made.
[Jody's] lessons on growing up and moving on never ring more than halfhearted and false.
What holds the movie together ... is Gibson's broodingly responsive performance.
Pootie Tang this ain't.
Audience Reviews for Baby Boy
I can't really rate this accurately because I still have no idea if it was supposed to be an accurate depiction or mockery of the ghetto life. I'm going to say that it is because that's the best way to watch it. Saying that, it is by far one of the funniest and perfect satires to ever exist. John Singleton takes the stereotypes of the culture and throws them into the real world, making for a hilarious result. The characters are almost all crazy and devoid of any logic. The story is literally about a man juggling his two baby-momas with his home life. I think this was an odd yet bold move for John Singleton because it questions a lot about the stereotypical thug life.
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Though not quite up to the standards of Boyz n the Hood, Baby Boy does take us back to the ghetto, but what Boyz n the Hood set out to define the ghetto life, Baby Boy goes further with an unusual theory... and come around to the point where it teaches young men to learn responsibility. Its a wake up call to the lazy, child-like losers of the world to get out and be a real man and make it on your own. This is probably Tyrese's best performance, he fit the part perfectly. Watch Jody as his life revolve around his excesses and his irresponsibility, with his numerous babies and dealing with their mama's, other women and hustling stolen clothes to earna quick buck with his homie. Things begin to fall apart when his mother brings home a new boyfriend, in the shape of ex-con turned straight Melvin, a giant who tries to keep his cool under Jody's constant criticisms and selfishness. Then after being cauht out numerous times cheating on his current pregnant girlfriend, she dumps him... and dealing with her ex-boyfriend who just got released from gaol and has unfinished business with Jody. Toss in his tired mother, his young son Junior and the numerous other women in his life, Jody needs to learn quick about being a man before he doesn't get the chance and loses everything in his life. Its defintley a John Singleton movie, meaning not another white person in sight. XD Plus its teeming with sexuality to point it does become hilarious but interesting enough... just gotta love it for the entire black style from pimping to hustling and to cursing and insults. A nice flick, nothing really special, just a contemporary look into the life of a young black male in the new millenium.
Super Reviewer
Singleton has officially lost it.
Super Reviewer
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