The Man is keeping the brothers and sisters down but never fear, Undercover Brother and the Brotherhood are on the job. Mr. Feathers thinks he can stop a brother and Sistah Girl from defeating The Man’s plot to brainwash all brothers and sisters, but not when White She Devil makes it a threesome. Especially not in this funny flick, sort of a black Matt Helm to Mike Myers’ Bond update.
Eddie Griffin has the title role, and a ‘fro to go with it. Aunjanue Ellis plays Sistah, Chris Kattan is Mr. Feather, and Denise Richards is White She Devil (yup, that’s the actual character name and Mr. Feather introduces her as “Black-man’s Kryptonite”). Really good casting and a bunch of decent actors in supporting roles (Chi McBride, Dave Chappelle, Neil Patrick Harris, and Billy Dee Williams), not to mention a really funky soundtrack.
Malcolm Lee, Spike’s cousin, directed and does a reasonably good job here. It’s his second film in the chair as he also wrote and directed 1999’s The Best Man. John Ridley (Three Kings) wrote the script based on an Internet cartoon he created–the cartoon can still be seen on the Urban Entertainment website.
Definitely Recommended
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