Re: Bringing Down the House
This is one crazy and annoying film. Not just the antics on screen but the subtle (and not so subtle) racism is extreme. This film isn't even that old, and I do not believe this screenplay would be allowed to be filmed these days. White people talking black, the slave connotations, and just the lunacy of the plot make this a really uncomfortable viewing. I thought I'd enjoy it because it's Steve Martin. He's good at times, but it's not what I was expecting. I always thought it must be a good film because it did great at the box office. I was wrong. D+