| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: B-) |
| Starring Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Williams, Dave Chapelle,
Aunjanue ellis, Neil Patrick Harris, Chi McBride, Billy Dee Williams, Gary
Anthony Williams more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| /Undercover Brother/ not only parodies James Bond-like spy movies, but
also movies that parody them, like /Austin Powers/. Just think of
Anton Jackson, aka Undercover Brother (Eddie Griffin), as Austin
Powers with a bad-arse attitude. more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by John Sylva (Rating: C+) |
| The horror of Universal studio executives during the production of Malcolm D.
Lee's Undercover Brother was profuse, I'm sure. A look of "Dear Lord"
probably fell upon their faces as they heard "Think Austin Powers meets
Shaft!" during what had to be...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Directed by Malcolm D Lee. Screenplay by John Ridley and Michael
McCullers, from a story by Ridley, based on his internet series. Starring
Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Aunjanue Ellis. Running time: 90 minutes.
Rated AA for offensive language by the...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 2/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 2
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Pictures
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Writer: John Ridley, Michael McCullers, story by John Ridley
Cast: Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards, Aunjanue
Ellis, Dave Chappelle...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C+) |
| There is nary a serious bone in "Undercover
Brother," the eponymous title character who is a
walking and talking monument to the 70's decade
of Blaxploitation. He's a proud Black man who
wears a medallion depicting a clenched fist so
that he never...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards (Rating: 3/4) |
| There's a nefarious game afoot. The dignity of the white race is under
attack. The sanctity of mayonnaise, hush puppies, and the crew neck sweater is
threatened. They're laughing at us! This is a job for Honky Critic. more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "UNDERCOVER BROTHER" (Universal Pictures)
Blaxploitation films were big in the '70s and, slowly, that genre is
drifting back into contemporary culture. Quentin Tarantino did "Jackie Brown,"
while Samuel L. Jackson...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT: When "The Man" tries to derail the upcoming presidential campaign of a
formidable African-American candidate, the black underground society, also known
as B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., recruits a crime-fighting brother (who digs the
undercover) to...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 7/10) |
| Undercover Brother is an urban version of Austin Powers shaken with some James
Bond and a finger of Dolemite. Based on an animated web series (you can still
find it at urbanentertainment.com), it's the summer's first raucous comedy and,
thanks to a PG-13...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| A ruthless, secret organization, led by The Man, is about to unleash a
powerful psycho-hallucinogenic drug on an unsuspecting world that will
reduce the entire African-American population to mindless zombies. A group
of Good Guys, called the...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by David Levine (Rating: 2/5) |
| The Blaxploitation films of the 1970s starred relatively unknown black actors
playing new kinds of male and female superheroes that had all of the style,
funk, and butt-stomping moves to tackle any foe. With the exception of the
Samuel L. Jackson’s...more |
| Undercover Brother Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Why wait another two months for GOLDMEMBER, when you can see an Austin Powers
film now? Although UNDERCOVER BROTHER, the second film by director Spike Lee's
cousin Malcolm D. Lee, doesn't actually have Mike Myers, it does have a
hilarious Eddie Griffin...more |
