The cast of this movie is pretty good--especially if you follow stand-up comedy--with the likes of Carlos Mencia, Anjelah Johnson, and Charlie Murphy. However, there is a price to pay for choosing stand-up comedians as actors with dramatic scenes. I'm not saying that with enough experience they couldn't be good, but this was an obvious start. The film is about Marcus (Lance Gross), a black guy, and Lucia (America Ferrera), a Hispanic girl, who are dating and planning to get married. They tell their families and their families flip. Throughout the film, the couple is trying to get their respective families to get along with each other. Though the acting may not be good, except for Ferrera and Gross, this film means well and has a great message of understanding other races and seeing through color of skin. Not to mention, this film had me laughing hysterically at several scenes. And surprisingly, Forest Whitaker, who plays Marcus' dad, was lacking his usual good-acting gene (maybe it was his lines though).
A possible downside to this movie if you don't live in a diverse area is that you may not get many of the jokes being told (i.e. a white person who has only been around white people his whole life). Being where I grew up and where I live, these jokes where humorous to me, but I can understand many people in the country not understanding these jokes at all, and in turn, being alienated away from this film.
I could definitely see this film again, as it was very funny and enjoyable from beginning to end (especially the Charlie Murphy scenes).
Overall Grade: B
-Ethan Brehm
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