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"There are enough genuine laughs to keep things fun and undemanding...Queen Latifah steals the film." |
| (Dustin Putman, THEMOVIEBOY.COM) |
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"This is a hilarious movie that will keep you laughing all the way through." |
| (Holly McClure, CROSSWALK.COM MOVIES) |
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"Queen Latifah's wonderfully radiant star quality, Steve Martin's comic grace and Eugene Levy's masterful turn as Peter's besotted partner do bring down the house." |
| (Nell Minow, MOVIE MOM) |
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"A gut-busting black-and-white culture clash comedy." |
| (Roger Moore, ORLANDO SENTINEL) |
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"There's no shortage of laughs, thanks to some sharp one-liners, two stars at the top of their game, and a solid supporting cast of veteran laugh-getters." |
| (Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST) |
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"It's inspired comic casting with rare feel-good chemistry." |
| (Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE) |
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"This is one high-concept, please-the-masses comedy that works." |
| (Philip Wuntch, DALLAS MORNING NEWS) |
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"Bringing Down the House is certainly worth the ticket in." |
| (Tony Toscano, TALKING PICTURES) |
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"Keeps its audience giggling and occasionally shocked." |
| (Norm Schrager, FILMCRITIC.COM) |
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“A gut-busting, stereotype-busting slapstick comedy." |
| (Carrie Rickey, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) |
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"The film dramatizes in a comic way a white upper-class fear of black underclass invasion... and suggests that, yes, maybe we can all get along." |
| (John Beifuss, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL) |
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"With enough good nature and friendly humor to still be considered a family comedy, Bringing Down the House also hits an edginess that will keep today’s audiences laughing." |
| (Kevin Carr, FILM THREAT) |
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The combination of Steve Martin and Queen Latifah is quirky genius." |
| (Jack Garner, ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE) |
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"A hilarious comedy about a brassy and bold African-American who helps renovate the lackluster life of a workaholic tax lawyer." |
| (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH) |
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"Even without the movie pushing our buttons with its racist antagonists, Latifah would have won us over with her charm, attitude, and overwhelming self-confidence and assuredness." |
| (Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES) |
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"Shankman relies heavily on the terrific supporting cast for laughs, and he should be eternally grateful that they come through more often than they don't." |
| (Angel Cohn, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE) |
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"Each performer charms the audience by presenting characters we like even when we shouldn’t." |
| (Forrest Hartman, RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL) |
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"The heart of the movie is the perfect chemistry between Latifah and Martin." |
| (Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS) |
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