More reviews coming soon! In the meantime please check out my other shows “Love & War” (my original trivia game for couples) , “Black Owned (a docuseries i created about black businesses) and my vlogs! If there is something you would like me to review leave a comment here or under my post in the community tab!
Hi AuziahTV, just found your channel, subbed! So far, really like your feedback in the reviewing context. Since you asked, please review these films: #MedicatingtheNormal #MedicineforMelancholy #Mahogany #PipeDreams... the Sole movie legendary singer Gladys Knight played/starred in! 1976, yours' is not the channel that can speak on such... but study the name of this film... then study closely the end of this movie... note: Ms. Knight holds a natural womb & a surplus of *Melanin* & she's a #Gemini sun sign... if your Mercury is Retrograde in your natal chart, *it* may d a w n on you *what* 'That' ritual or seemingly a *ritual* was near the end of that film. But did Mama Gladys *know* back then. She never did another movie, hm... let me look up BH's sun sign... okay, one line shows a #Leo b-day, the other, a #Libra b-day. Nevertheless, I think we'd luv *your take* on this film. Any of the legend's #PamGrier's films! Especially that one where that Karen went to pull her Hair! Got a Rude Awakening! Wait a minute, do you only prefer to review new films? Peace, MM
It’s strange that we collectively have so many issues with Kenya’s writing yet he keeps getting the green light to put out more mediocre work. He must know some very important people in Hollywood.
Yes I agree. I also think his success with Blackish is a huge bonus. Folks are still willing to gamble on him. Plus we hate the content but we all still watched lol
Yeah, Jonah has not aged gracefully. I mean props to him for losing weight, but why he looks older than Elaine from Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy?!?! The ones actually in their 60’s?!?! I also didn’t like how Lauryn is actually biracial in real life but they kept saying she’s a black woman just lightskin. No Nia long is a lightskin black woman and Lauryn is biracial 🤦🏾♀️
@Addicted To Success This💯 Lauren ...like Meghan Markel...is biracial. She is not a Black woman. Nothing wrong with being biracial...its not your fault who your parents are. But to keep referring to her as Black is f**** silly at this point. Also...Lauren can't act. She can't. She was an early 2000s video vixen and got by on being ninjas' favorite preference.
"He makes content about Black people, that feels like it's for white audiences," which would make that shit Black-ISH 😂😂😂 Say dat shit, sis! No soul whatever, smh...dude is truly a one-trick pony. He's low-key helped to ruin these last two Eddie Murphy Netflix projects. #LuvUrChannel #Subscribed
@@Auziahtv I watched the entire video, but that line you gave right there summed it all up...that was the review right there lol...awesome job on the video sis, much success to you.
I feel like Jonah Hill wrote the first 15 minutes, which was the best part of the movie😂 it was pretty good until the parents came into the story… also, is it just me, or did Eddie Murphy seem like he didn’t want to do this??
I agree Jonah’s influence is definitely heavier in the beginning. I think either Eddie didn’t want to do it or he just took the money and didn’t care much about it, which hey, get the bag Eddie lol
It's funny that you talked about the women not being present bc I asked my mom about Nia's performance (I haven't watched the movie myself) and my mom was like "Nia Long was in that movie?" She totally forgot seeing her.
Honestly, as a writer I would have entirely reworked the script/ plot once I would have seen the lack of chemistry between Lauren and Jonah. When watching a movie you’re supposed to get lost in it, and not be constantly reminded that you’re watching an actor portray a character. For instance, the placement of Nipsey Hussle and his Marathon store felt completely forced and irrelevant to the main plot. It was like the writers were constantly trying to remind us that Lauren is black and Jonah is Jewish. I think the first part of the movie felt promising, because of established character relationships and dynamics between Jonah’s character and his lack of significance with his Jewish culture. Moreover, with Lauren I didn’t grasp the point of her random Muslim background and why they felt it was important to remind the audience that she was Muslim? It felt disrespectful to Muslim’s because it seemed like they were making fun of her dad’s (Eddie Murphy) religion- being that he was only Muslim when it felt convenient for him. Lastly, if I could’ve had a hand in the script I would have entirely scrapped some of the scenes. Due to the constant scene changes it didn’t allow proper storytelling, therefore most of the scenes didn’t have enough time to marinade. Specifically, the bachelor/ bachelorette scenes- I think those scenes were the best/ most interesting part of the film. In hindsight, if they would have reworked the plot/ script and made the movie solely on Eddie Murphy’s and Julia’s (Jonah’s mom) experience on their daughter/ son in law’s bachelorette/ bachelor night, it would have been a waaaaay better film! All in all, less is more could have really worked in their favor. I think Jonah and Lauren’s nonexistent chemistry made the film uncomfortable to watch. Hell, they could have had Julia Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy be the two love interest and their children could have been the ones against their union 🤷🏽♀️. Lol, I wish they would have thought more outside of the box.
Yes Lauren didn't like him at all and it showed. People are saying she had bondaries because of Nip. But nope. She didn't want to touch him. Also Nia really didn't even need to do this. They could have got someone unknown and a little more mixed looking for the casting to make sense
Thank you!!! The chemistry between Nia and Lauren was non existent. They don't even have a scene on their own. I was also awfully bothered by Jonah's wardrobe. If he was going to be the artsy, cultured guy, his hair would have been fresh. It feels rushed.
Agree agree agree! Thank you for watching my review! Also (shameless plug) To see some REAL comedy and romance, check out the latest video on my channel ☺️
The movie was okay and got a few chuckles out of me, but I definitely would have enjoyed it more if they went your approach. You made a lot of great and valid points!
I really enjoyed your review. Your production quality is great, and it's very well organized. We need to step up our game! You make great points too. I look forward to more content ❤
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You were right about them 2 not getting along because there were a story out there that they had an argument on set and Lauren wanted to quit but Kenya talk her into staying. It got so bad that they never even touch lips at the end it was a fake CGI kiss.
That just proves even more she isn't a good actress. Shouldn't have mattered what happened off screen it shouldn't be so obvious on screen. I figured she was the main reason. They should have let her quit, too many trained actresses out here .
Your review was spot on 👌. You articulated what I was thinking DURING the movie and thoughts AFTER. Kenya Barris lives in Los Angeles. You can't tell me there weren't any Black Muslims to consult in that city. I didn't understand why Jonah's best friend was a Black lesbian. It didn't fit because all his friends at the bachelor party were white guys. (Interracial "best friend" casting is a pet peeve of mine. I never believe it.)
@@catmouse2882 Yes!! How?! Ezra's homies were white cocaine using FRAT boys! Which begs the question, why did Ezra have a "cocaine guy" when according to him he doesn't partake in the substance? WTF?
I finished, and let me tell you, it wasn't worth it 🤣 Everything she said about the movie is correct. The only way I can see this movie being good is if I watched it half asleep; that way I wouldn't think too deeply.
This is the best breakdown of this movie. You articulated everything I felt after watching. You even pointed out the funniest parts of the movie. After the John Legend song, I didn't laugh anymore. Excellent synopsis!
Man the body language!!! When he was hugging her in the bathroom scene it made me so uncomfortable cause I can tell she was uncomfortable I was yelling at the TV get off of her 🤣🤣🤣 their whole interaction made me cringe
Thank you for watching my review! The body language was soooooo bad lol Also, shameless plug, To see some REAL comedy and romance, check out the latest video on my channel ☺️
I agree. The podcast scenes in the movie were what caught my interest as far as meaningful race conversations. Frankly it was just weird to me because there was no chemistry. Now those family scenes had me on the floor laughing! I had secondhand embarrassment!! ROFL!!
They tricked me with the trailer too! That Uber joke was the funniest part, next to the Dad playing John legend. Nia Long was absolutely wasted but I did think her little “mm hmmm”s and “that’s a good question” when Eddie would say something was cute. But that’s all they gave her to do! I want a movie about Lauren’s character working in LA and finding an actual love match, then a movie with Jonah Hill and Nia Long dating. She was cute with Giovanni Ribisi in Boiler Room I think they could be cute together 🤷🏻♀️
Girl, you just broke the Internet with this read! Your observations echo what I've been saying about contemporary hip hop music for the last 5 to 10 years. All Stereotypes and no soul.
Same!!! Thank you so sharing this!! What a waste…. Such great big name actors that would probably attract a wider audience, ( also the huge promo tour that all the actors are doing) only to give the viewers such a lack luster movie with NO real content!! We all don’t love Sneakers 😂😂. As a black woman married to a white man I was embarrassed 😳.
I love the idea of starting the movie with them already together. It would make the podcast relevant if maybe he was discussing the trials of the start of their relationship. The story was very basic it felt like a script written for a tv movie in the 90s
Agreed! I love that you added that about the podcast! That makes so much sense. It’s a damn shame that the comments under my review are writing this movie better than Kenya did smh
I definitely agree about her not being believable as Nia and Eddie Murphy's daughter 😂, like come on, they could have found a good brown skin actress, who can actually act!
This movie was awful. There was absolutely no chemistry between Jonah Hill and Lauren London. Eddie Murphy was completely wasted in this film. Nia Long had like 5 lines. The writing was lazy. You mean the only way to know that Eddie Murphy's character was a Muslim was a Fred hampton was murdered hoodie and a Kufi? This movie was so bad it made Tyler Perry films look like masterpieces.
Honestly in many cases Tyler Perry and Kenya Barris are equally bad to me. They do different things poorly but when you add it all up they get the same score lol
So happy I found your page! Your review was the best review that I've seen on UA-cam! All the other reviews, done by black ppl, were just reiterating the plot - instead of really providing constructive criticism. I really hated 'You People'. The casting was the first red flag for me. Nia and Eddie playing the parents of biracial Lauren London? I'm sorry but how old was Lauren and Jonah's characters? Both Nia and Eddie looked 10-15 years younger than Lauren and Jonah. Next. How is it that two dark skinned black ppl are producing light/racially ambiguous kids? Don't get me wrong, we all know that black comes in many shades, but, genetics does not churn out light skin babies, from dark skinned parents, as frequently as black Hollywood likes to cast it. It reminds me of the 'The Best Man Holiday' where they had Morris & Mia's daughter portrayed by two light/biracial kids. Those kids complexions and hair type would have been impossible to produce with the features of Mia and Morris. I just don't understand why black Hollywood is determined to continue with these toxic casting choices. Outside of color struck Cali, there is a whole diverse world of blackness that doesn't begin or end with light skin and light features. But back to 'You People'; Lauren and Jonah should've been recasted and Kenya should've been removed as writer/producer. Kenya's body of work is almost as bad as Tyler Perry. It makes me wonder if there's a shortage of competent black writers in Hollywood. How do we keep getting saddled with the worst writers and actors? How Sway? At least I know now to block both Kenya and Tyler Perry films smdh.
ALL OF THIS!!! NOT ONE SINGLE LIE TOLD! I will be making a future video about the erasure of brown skinned actors. That one is going to take some time to get right because what I don’t want to do is give any impression that biracial black actors don’t deserve to get roles, but there’s clearly something going on here. Thank you for watching my review! Be sure to tune in Sunday for my review or Monique’s latest film “The Reading” ☺️
Movie was Hot GarBaj. An Allstar cast and there was no laughing moments. STRiKE 1, 2, & 3... anything Kenya is behind is starting to get very 1 dimensional, typical, predictable, and is running its course. And why everything black in this film is very stereotypical... taking the white guy wearing a red hoodie to a barbershop that has Crip gang members in it; GTFOH!!! This movie was just at times way over the top and super embellished. I really want this to be done over and re-written by either Issa Rae, Justin Simien, or even Keenan Ivory Wayans if we just want laughter.
Spot on with your review! I felt like I was on an island with my perspective on this movie. Im a black woman and one of my Jewish friends was equally disappointed.
I agree with this synop 100%! The concept was great! Lauren wasn’t the actress. The kofi wasn’t the prop. The barbershop scene was wasted. I didnt get most of what they we’re trying to convey. I enjoyed Eddie and Julia immensely. The cgi kiss was a bummer
Agree agree agree!! Thank you for watching my review! If you want to see some real chemistry (unlike this movie lol) please check out the latest video I just posted Super Bowl Sunday
I really appreciated your critique on this as this movie is more or less my life. I’m a black Muslim girl (Nation of Islam) engaged to a white Jewish Cohen and we’ve really been through some BS, so we were excited to see our story represented on the big screen. I agree that the love story/race scenes were superficial. Being in a mixed race/religious relationship is HARD. We’ve faced challenges from people we know and don’t know - and none of that inherent struggle was included in the film. I also thought it was interesting that the black family was depicted as distrustful toward Ezra, where as his family was more so “willfully ignorant” because it’s the “willfully ignorant” white families that are the most distrustful of black people as a whole.
Great video. I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was I didn't like about this movie, but you summed it all up perfectly. There were def some hilarious moments, but overall just super cringe.
It’s weird how Kenya is in his 50’s but wrote a movie that feels like 20 year old white interns made it. The stereotypes are horrendous and the fact he marketed this like it was a movie that would bring some understanding between black and Jews always rubs me the wrong way cause I feel it just brings more tension
It’s just like you said “Undeveloped character traits!” This movie had potential but Kenya’s writing & research abilities are just so 👎🏾!!! Like, what was the point in the family being Muslim anyway? Given everything about Islam {especially with the history of the Nation of Islam}. Lauren’s character was still comfortable kickin’ it with a White Jewish man!?!?!? When Eddie’s kufi was stomped on, I expected them to expand from that {and they really could’ve}. But the film went on like it had never happened. What’s also sad is that we have a lot of African-American/Jewish mixes out there. Lauren London is literally a product of that mix! They deserved a good story, and this wasn’t it!☹️
Frankly, even though I knew it was pegged as a HEA ending. I would have felt satisfied after the breakup if they both kept it pushing and never ever dated again. The stereotypes, underdeveloped characters, and zero chemistry between the main leads were just so cringe.
*Thanks you for this excellent review...!!! I didn't vibe 100% with the movie either for all the reasons you mentioned & a whole lot more. It's OK at the edges, but too problematic at its core.* *That's a missed opportunity since they had so many talented actors who could have delivered a great movie if the material was better.* 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽
I went into the movie KNOWING because Kenya Barris was the creator, that this movie was going to be about black people and some how throw his sneaker obsession in it as well.
The strip club scene bothered me so much. Add that to the constant profanities spewed by both parties, and neither family seemed all that religious despite religion being a core part of their identities. I feel like the movie could have been just as good had they dropped the religion out of it altogether cause it had no impact other than a few racially charged jokes here and there. I only bring that up because most religious families from the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) would not be able to relate to these characters at all. In fact, some might be outright offended at the portrayal of Muslims being present at a strip club or Jewish characters being portrayed as pedophiles. It seems like just another thing to check off the inclusivity box while making a mockery of the religion.
@@Auziahtv it was well shot, well produced and written! It’s only my opinion that like in some many situations we are in, black women had a problem with a light skin black white mixed female. In fact not only she was black but that’s Quincy Jones daughter. As long as we play the hood parts and killers is fine? But when we see blacks doing well and thriving it ain’t black enough? Thanks for replying and keep doing your thang sis!!!!!
Honestly I couldn’t even laugh there. I have too many Muslim friends and I know that’s not funny to them. As a Christian I couldn’t imagine laughing at a joke where the cross catches on fire 😬
"The Kufi from Farrakhan line", was weak, but the good thing was seeing classic Eddie Murphy again, not the "nutty professor Eddie Murphy". With a better script, and the same or similar type cast, definitely keeping the fabulous Nia Long, and adding Sanaa Latham and Gabrielle Union to the mix, this could have been a good movie
Some of the comedy is funny but I'm glad I wasn't the only one that had an issue with the character development. Jonah's character was trash because he was "woke" but didn't really know anything about black culture and couldn't hold his own in a conversation about black issues when approached. It really irritated me because the movie had potential to be so much better. Like I was trying to figure out what exactly Lauren's character fell in love with. I felt the writer wanted to be safe but seem woke he's a whole black man idk how he missed the mark.
Completely agree with your review, you could have easily made a list of 10. This movie managed to be offensive and unfunny and unrelatable - maybe it’s hidden agenda was to unite the races in opposition to its super cringe?
I think that’s Kenya’s agenda in everything he writes honestly. Thank you for watching my review! To see some REAL comedy and romance, check out the latest video on my channel ☺️
Agree with you 100%. The movie was disjointed not funny there so many of these stories that did it a whole lot better. And the casting was awful Lauryn Hill and Jonah have no chemistry. And I'm also disappointed that they would pick an overweight ok looking white guy. The industry is always low-key dissing BW. To date a BW she has to be a 10 even if the WM is 4.
Watching it I had to keep telling myself that not everything can be great. I was hoping for something familiar as a black woman in an interracial marriage. But it just made me mad.
You got it mostly right! As a Muslim who's also black i can't forgive Kenya(I've been accused of looking like him🤦🏽♂️) for playing into the white stereotype of all black Muslims being part of Min Farrakhan's NOI! This sets it up for the Jewish actors Jonah Hill and Julia Louis Dreyfus to confront the alleged "anti semitism" of Min Farrakhan and consequently all Muslims. Much of the film was cringeworthy beginning with the casting of Jonah and Lauren being attracted to each other! Possible..sure but highly unlikely! I Disagree with your critique of Black AF but can't bring myself to watch Blackish or Grownish!
I’m shocked everytime I find someone who liked black af lol but I hear you! Yes now they portrayed black Muslims was ridiculous! Thank you for watching my review and be sure to tune in this Sunday for more ☺️
@@Auziahtv Well Black AF Wouldn't appeal to the masses but it's really a lot of "industry" humor that probably only resonated with insiders. Also Kenya is playing himself..pretty much an ahole in real life! Go back and watch the episode with Tyler Perry explaining why Kenya shouldn't Care what people especially YT people think of his work!
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Seeing LL on the screen again was the best part. Shout out JH but the pair was not even a little bit believable. Funny parts but too racy and a little corny.
I didn’t hate it and I was surprised bc I hated black af. I definitely thought them being Muslim was strange and came out of nowhere. Nia didn’t really add outside of being flawless. Julia Louis Dreyfuss is just incredibly funny so she won’t miss. I like Jonah and can see him in the atypical romantic lead role but I still think Lauren is too pretty for him. A couple of laughs landed with me though when I expected none.
I actually really enjoyed the movie. I do agree, the Islam thing seemed misplaced. I let it slide though, because I know so many quote/unquote “religious people” who are only halfway in their faith. I’m not religious myself so that didn’t really bother me. The couple’s chemistry was believe enough to me. I’ve known many women who love the way Lauren did in the movie: sort of more into herself than into the relationship, but committed and in love nonetheless. I also enjoyed your commentary. You touched on some valid points.
I’m starting to see a trend with folks who like the movie saying that is was “funny enough” or the love was “believable enough.” As someone committed to telling phenomenal stories this saddens me. There’s no doubt that this movie was enjoyable for a lot of people. You certainly aren’t alone here. And as I’ve been saying to everyone, art is 100% subject so I trust your experience with the film. Thank you for watching my video and sharing your opinion with me! I especially appreciate your take on Lauren London’s character
Yes I did say Tyler Perry. I used him for ONE reason and ONE reason only. To say that even though he is an atrocious writer, even he still is writing with the intention to connect with a black audience in a way that Kenya is not…that is the only point that I made. I see nuance is still whoopin people ass these days 🤦🏾♀️ If that’s all you got from the review then you didn’t watch it my love
I watched this movie over the weekend and at first I was like oh okay this is kinda funny, but after about an hour I was FED UP OMG. The whole movie is just an argument!! Every scene they are just arguing about stereotypes and they act so irrational. I was critiquing everything so I just had to stop watching.
I didn’t mind some of the comedy. I did laugh a few times out loud. This movie was still a mess though. I hated the retro transitions and the pacing of the movie. All the characters are one note, the plot was incredibly predictable and worst of all Lauren and Jonah’s chemistry was non existent. The fact that the kiss at the end was CGI? C’mon bro
I could not even finish the movie, Jonah and Lauren’s chemistry was soooo cringy. After the “sex scene” where Jonah said “you know you’re my boo girl”… I turned it off right there
Yooo this is so funny because I literally had it on my list to talk about how cringy this scene was for my video but decided to be nice and leave it out. The way Jonah executed that line was a HOT MESS lol. That phrase is clearly not apart of his regular vocabulary. I wanted to turn it off then too 😂
More reviews coming soon! In the meantime please check out my other shows “Love & War” (my original trivia game for couples) , “Black Owned (a docuseries i created about black businesses) and my vlogs! If there is something you would like me to review leave a comment here or under my post in the community tab!
Hi AuziahTV, just found your channel, subbed! So far, really like your feedback in the reviewing context.
Since you asked, please review these films:
#MedicatingtheNormal
#MedicineforMelancholy
#Mahogany
#PipeDreams... the Sole movie legendary singer Gladys Knight played/starred in! 1976, yours' is not the channel that can speak on such... but study the name of this film... then study closely the end of this movie... note: Ms. Knight holds a natural womb & a surplus of *Melanin* & she's a #Gemini sun sign... if your Mercury is Retrograde in your natal chart, *it* may d a w n on you *what* 'That' ritual or seemingly a *ritual* was near the end of that film. But did Mama Gladys *know* back then. She never did another movie, hm... let me look up BH's sun sign... okay, one line shows a #Leo b-day, the other, a #Libra b-day. Nevertheless, I think we'd luv *your take* on this film.
Any of the legend's #PamGrier's films! Especially that one where that Karen went to pull her Hair! Got a Rude Awakening!
Wait a minute, do you only prefer to review new films?
Peace,
MM
U are 100% right about this movie!!🥰😅
Your version would have been 100x better!
It’s strange that we collectively have so many issues with Kenya’s writing yet he keeps getting the green light to put out more mediocre work. He must know some very important people in Hollywood.
Yes I agree. I also think his success with Blackish is a huge bonus. Folks are still willing to gamble on him. Plus we hate the content but we all still watched lol
Kenya is a one hit wonder of tv shows but white entertainment loves him for some reason
@@Auziahtv I definitely hate watched Black AF, lol. I was upset the entire time but couldn’t turn it off.
Right?! Like who is saying yes to these half told stories lol
You mean less than mediocre work!😭😭😭
Three things I didn’t like, 1. No chemistry Jonah & Lauren 2. Jonah is the oldest looking cast 3. Tried too hard to be funny, too many cliches’
All very fair points!
Yeah, Jonah has not aged gracefully. I mean props to him for losing weight, but why he looks older than Elaine from Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy?!?! The ones actually in their 60’s?!?! I also didn’t like how Lauryn is actually biracial in real life but they kept saying she’s a black woman just lightskin. No Nia long is a lightskin black woman and Lauryn is biracial 🤦🏾♀️
@Addicted To Success This💯 Lauren ...like Meghan Markel...is biracial. She is not a Black woman. Nothing wrong with being biracial...its not your fault who your parents are. But to keep referring to her as Black is f**** silly at this point.
Also...Lauren can't act. She can't. She was an early 2000s video vixen and got by on being ninjas' favorite preference.
I love that you’re calling Jonah Hill Noah when his name was Ezra in the movie. Where did Noah come from? 😂😂
@@pamelalansbury94 lol my mistake, I know it’s Jonah, that’s y old ppl shouldn’t stay up past bedtime on social media lol
"He makes content about Black people, that feels like it's for white audiences," which would make that shit Black-ISH 😂😂😂 Say dat shit, sis! No soul whatever, smh...dude is truly a one-trick pony. He's low-key helped to ruin these last two Eddie Murphy Netflix projects. #LuvUrChannel #Subscribed
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Agreed, and as a white person, it is so offensive that he thinks I want to watch that cringey nonsense
@@Auziahtv I watched the entire video, but that line you gave right there summed it all up...that was the review right there lol...awesome job on the video sis, much success to you.
In Blackish Dre is actively trying to look and make look his family like walking stereotypes.
The movie “Guess Who” with Bernie Mack is a better representation on exploring family dynamics within a interracial relationship in a comedic way
I agree!
I love Guess who
Definitely!
Absolutely!!!
Yes
I was disappointed. The trailer looked promising, but the entire movie was like a Try Not To Cringe Challenge, and I failed every second of it.
Yo this is spot on!! You should be a critic for rotten tomatoes
I feel like Jonah Hill wrote the first 15 minutes, which was the best part of the movie😂 it was pretty good until the parents came into the story… also, is it just me, or did Eddie Murphy seem like he didn’t want to do this??
I agree Jonah’s influence is definitely heavier in the beginning. I think either Eddie didn’t want to do it or he just took the money and didn’t care much about it, which hey, get the bag Eddie lol
@@Auziahtv agreed, I can’t hate on anyone for getting the bag😂😂
No Eddie wanted to do it! Not every film will be love d
Were any Jews that actually rep Judaism consulted for the film either?
@@JasonDaks if you want a documentary you
Saw the wrong film.
It's funny that you talked about the women not being present bc I asked my mom about Nia's performance (I haven't watched the movie myself) and my mom was like "Nia Long was in that movie?" She totally forgot seeing her.
😂😂😂🫠
Honestly, as a writer I would have entirely reworked the script/ plot once I would have seen the lack of chemistry between Lauren and Jonah. When watching a movie you’re supposed to get lost in it, and not be constantly reminded that you’re watching an actor portray a character. For instance, the placement of Nipsey Hussle and his Marathon store felt completely forced and irrelevant to the main plot. It was like the writers were constantly trying to remind us that Lauren is black and Jonah is Jewish. I think the first part of the movie felt promising, because of established character relationships and dynamics between Jonah’s character and his lack of significance with his Jewish culture. Moreover, with Lauren I didn’t grasp the point of her random Muslim background and why they felt it was important to remind the audience that she was Muslim? It felt disrespectful to Muslim’s because it seemed like they were making fun of her dad’s (Eddie Murphy) religion- being that he was only Muslim when it felt convenient for him.
Lastly, if I could’ve had a hand in the script I would have entirely scrapped some of the scenes. Due to the constant scene changes it didn’t allow proper storytelling, therefore most of the scenes didn’t have enough time to marinade. Specifically, the bachelor/ bachelorette scenes- I think those scenes were the best/ most interesting part of the film. In hindsight, if they would have reworked the plot/ script and made the movie solely on Eddie Murphy’s and Julia’s (Jonah’s mom) experience on their daughter/ son in law’s bachelorette/ bachelor night, it would have been a waaaaay better film! All in all, less is more could have really worked in their favor. I think Jonah and Lauren’s nonexistent chemistry made the film uncomfortable to watch. Hell, they could have had Julia Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy be the two love interest and their children could have been the ones against their union 🤷🏽♀️. Lol, I wish they would have thought more outside of the box.
LITERALLY ALL OF THIS! And I can tell you are a fellow writer. ❤️❤️
That would’ve been dope!
Wow!! The Eddie & Julia angle would have been hilarious too. Especially since Eddie has been with a white woman in real life for a good ten years now.
Yes, that would have been a good movie with Eddie & Julia as love interest. I love Julia Dreyfus.
Yes Lauren didn't like him at all and it showed. People are saying she had bondaries because of Nip. But nope. She didn't want to touch him.
Also Nia really didn't even need to do this. They could have got someone unknown and a little more mixed looking for the casting to make sense
Agreed!!
I thought they had decent chemistry, but it could’ve been stronger
You do know that its possible for 2 darker skin people to have a lighter baby… genetics can make you look like anything
@Hottiewoo yea I've seen it happen. But that casting didn't make sense on purpose 🤣 Tracie Ellis Ross would have made more sense
@Hottiewoo lighter yes. But mixed looking? Thats a stretch.
She said "He makes content about Black people that is really for White people" 💯
And I meant it! Lol thank you for watching ❤️
@@Auziahtves but who are these white people? Not me!🤣🤣 That movie was terrible.
@@DaniElle-di4ho lmao
Thank you!!! The chemistry between Nia and Lauren was non existent. They don't even have a scene on their own. I was also awfully bothered by Jonah's wardrobe. If he was going to be the artsy, cultured guy, his hair would have been fresh. It feels rushed.
Agree agree agree! Thank you for watching my review!
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The movie was okay and got a few chuckles out of me, but I definitely would have enjoyed it more if they went your approach. You made a lot of great and valid points!
This movie was disgusting and trash. I tried to see it how you and others did but just couldn't. It wasn't right.
5 fantatastic cast members including the amazing Eddie Murphy couldnt save this script!
I know it’s so sad 😭
Lol Jonah hill looked 50 and like he just wanted to lay down throughout the entire movie..can you believe Jonah Hill isn’t even 40!!!?
I was today years old when I found out lol
@@Auziahtv yea he’s 39 lol
Your critique was balanced and doable. I liked the intimacy and humor Jonah and Lauren shared under the comforter.
I really enjoyed your review. Your production quality is great, and it's very well organized. We need to step up our game! You make great points too. I look forward to more content ❤
Wow! 😭 thank you so much for watching this means a lot!
@AuziahTV I am a subscriber to Fish Jelly Film Reviews. If they like your content....so will I 🥰
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You were right about them 2 not getting along because there were a story out there that they had an argument on set and Lauren wanted to quit but Kenya talk her into staying. It got so bad that they never even touch lips at the end it was a fake CGI kiss.
Wow I hope that isn’t true, but it would explain a lot!
That just proves even more she isn't a good actress. Shouldn't have mattered what happened off screen it shouldn't be so obvious on screen. I figured she was the main reason. They should have let her quit, too many trained actresses out here .
Cgi kiss???? 😂
Your review was spot on 👌.
You articulated what I was thinking DURING the movie and thoughts AFTER. Kenya Barris lives in Los Angeles. You can't tell me there weren't any Black Muslims to consult in that city.
I didn't understand why Jonah's best friend was a Black lesbian. It didn't fit because all his friends at the bachelor party were white guys. (Interracial "best friend" casting is a pet peeve of mine. I never believe it.)
This💯 And one of them were right-wing conservative white dude...like how did this Black lesbian find herself mixed up with....THESE PEOPLE????😂
@@catmouse2882 Yes!! How?! Ezra's homies were white cocaine using FRAT boys! Which begs the question, why did Ezra have a "cocaine guy" when according to him he doesn't partake in the substance? WTF?
Well said! So much about this film was off. Thank you for watching my video!
@Cat Mouse his engagement speech is literally "I stormed the capitol" 💀
@Cat Mouse his engagement speech is literally "I stormed the capitol" 💀
Omg I thought I was the only one that felt this way! I couldn’t even finish it🤷🏾♀️
I finished, and let me tell you, it wasn't worth it 🤣 Everything she said about the movie is correct. The only way I can see this movie being good is if I watched it half asleep; that way I wouldn't think too deeply.
@@diandriasmith889 okayyyy
No mam you are certainly not alone lol
This is the best breakdown of this movie. You articulated everything I felt after watching. You even pointed out the funniest parts of the movie. After the John Legend song, I didn't laugh anymore. Excellent synopsis!
Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
Man the body language!!! When he was hugging her in the bathroom scene it made me so uncomfortable cause I can tell she was uncomfortable I was yelling at the TV get off of her 🤣🤣🤣 their whole interaction made me cringe
Thank you for watching my review! The body language was soooooo bad lol
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Great commentary, visuals, and professional quality videos! 👌🏽
Thank you!
I agree. The podcast scenes in the movie were what caught my interest as far as meaningful race conversations. Frankly it was just weird to me because there was no chemistry. Now those family scenes had me on the floor laughing! I had secondhand embarrassment!! ROFL!!
No chemistry at all!! Thank you for checking out my review!❤️
They tricked me with the trailer too! That Uber joke was the funniest part, next to the Dad playing John legend. Nia Long was absolutely wasted but I did think her little “mm hmmm”s and “that’s a good question” when Eddie would say something was cute. But that’s all they gave her to do!
I want a movie about Lauren’s character working in LA and finding an actual love match, then a movie with Jonah Hill and Nia Long dating. She was cute with Giovanni Ribisi in Boiler Room I think they could be cute together 🤷🏻♀️
Nia being wasted really broke my heart! These are interesting ideas you have. I would definitely love to see Lauren on her own
Girl, you just broke the Internet with this read! Your observations echo what I've been saying about contemporary hip hop music for the last 5 to 10 years. All Stereotypes and no soul.
Thank you for watching! I feel you girl 😂
Same!!! Thank you so sharing this!! What a waste…. Such great big name actors that would probably attract a wider audience, ( also the huge promo tour that all the actors are doing) only to give the viewers such a lack luster movie with NO real content!! We all don’t love Sneakers 😂😂. As a black woman married to a white man I was embarrassed 😳.
Right?! All this promotion for THIS MOVIE? 😭 I had the same thought! Thank you for watching my video!
Thanks for your commentary on the movie! Heard what I needed to hear and won't waste my time watching it
I got you! And thank you for watching!
I love the idea of starting the movie with them already together. It would make the podcast relevant if maybe he was discussing the trials of the start of their relationship. The story was very basic it felt like a script written for a tv movie in the 90s
Agreed! I love that you added that about the podcast! That makes so much sense. It’s a damn shame that the comments under my review are writing this movie better than Kenya did smh
There was zero chemistry between the two leads.
🗣️ZEROOOOooo
Hi lady, please do more movie reviews! I'm director and screenwriter loved your commentary. Your 3 fav moments were mine too.
Absolutely thank you so much for watching! More coming soon!
Your commentary on this movie perfectly articulated how I felt after watching this movie.
I tried my best to be fair. Thank you so much for watching❤️
I definitely agree about her not being believable as Nia and Eddie Murphy's daughter 😂, like come on, they could have found a good brown skin actress, who can actually act!
It’s not hard 😭 but this is Kenya Barris so smh
This movie was awful. There was absolutely no chemistry between Jonah Hill and Lauren London. Eddie Murphy was completely wasted in this film. Nia Long had like 5 lines. The writing was lazy. You mean the only way to know that Eddie Murphy's character was a Muslim was a Fred hampton was murdered hoodie and a Kufi? This movie was so bad it made Tyler Perry films look like masterpieces.
Honestly in many cases Tyler Perry and Kenya Barris are equally bad to me. They do different things poorly but when you add it all up they get the same score lol
@@Auziahtv Trust me I think Tyler Perry movies are bad as well but I can at least laugh at them. After watching you people I was angry.
😂😂
Chiiile you took the words right out of my mouth!
😂
So happy I found your page! Your review was the best review that I've seen on UA-cam! All the other reviews, done by black ppl, were just reiterating the plot - instead of really providing constructive criticism. I really hated 'You People'. The casting was the first red flag for me. Nia and Eddie playing the parents of biracial Lauren London? I'm sorry but how old was Lauren and Jonah's characters? Both Nia and Eddie looked 10-15 years younger than Lauren and Jonah. Next. How is it that two dark skinned black ppl are producing light/racially ambiguous kids? Don't get me wrong, we all know that black comes in many shades, but, genetics does not churn out light skin babies, from dark skinned parents, as frequently as black Hollywood likes to cast it. It reminds me of the 'The Best Man Holiday' where they had Morris & Mia's daughter portrayed by two light/biracial kids. Those kids complexions and hair type would have been impossible to produce with the features of Mia and Morris. I just don't understand why black Hollywood is determined to continue with these toxic casting choices. Outside of color struck Cali, there is a whole diverse world of blackness that doesn't begin or end with light skin and light features.
But back to 'You People'; Lauren and Jonah should've been recasted and Kenya should've been removed as writer/producer. Kenya's body of work is almost as bad as Tyler Perry. It makes me wonder if there's a shortage of competent black writers in Hollywood. How do we keep getting saddled with the worst writers and actors? How Sway? At least I know now to block both Kenya and Tyler Perry films smdh.
ALL OF THIS!!! NOT ONE SINGLE LIE TOLD! I will be making a future video about the erasure of brown skinned actors. That one is going to take some time to get right because what I don’t want to do is give any impression that biracial black actors don’t deserve to get roles, but there’s clearly something going on here. Thank you for watching my review! Be sure to tune in Sunday for my review or Monique’s latest film “The Reading” ☺️
Movie was Hot GarBaj.
An Allstar cast and there was no laughing moments.
STRiKE 1, 2, & 3... anything Kenya is behind is starting to get very 1 dimensional, typical, predictable, and is running its course.
And why everything black in this film is very stereotypical... taking the white guy wearing a red hoodie to a barbershop that has Crip gang members in it; GTFOH!!!
This movie was just at times way over the top and super embellished.
I really want this to be done over and re-written by either Issa Rae, Justin Simien, or even Keenan Ivory Wayans if we just want laughter.
Should have had Eddie and Juli play Laurens parents and Jonah play the annoying and outspoken cousin that gets in the way of her love interest.
Spot on with your review! I felt like I was on an island with my perspective on this movie. Im a black woman and one of my Jewish friends was equally disappointed.
The movie was trash
Everyone was failed! Thank you for watching my video ❤️
Two black parents having a biracial daughter? I knew it was gonna be disastrous
I have so many thoughts 🤣
I agree with this synop 100%! The concept was great! Lauren wasn’t the actress. The kofi wasn’t the prop. The barbershop scene was wasted. I didnt get most of what they we’re trying to convey. I enjoyed Eddie and Julia immensely. The cgi kiss was a bummer
Agree agree agree!! Thank you for watching my review! If you want to see some real chemistry (unlike this movie lol) please check out the latest video I just posted Super Bowl Sunday
This review right here. You nailed it
Thank you!
You said everything that I was thinking. I couldn’t even finish the movie.
Thank you for watching my video! ❤️
@@Auziahtv You provided an excellent critique of the movie. Please stay on your path - your wings are taking flight on YT.
Right On Sis for giving a proper film review!
Thank you ☺️❤️
You are a fantastic commentator! Absolutely entertaining and very funny, plus you are very engaging with your subscribers! Keep on keeping👑
Thank you so much ❤️❤️ I will definitely keep doing my best
@@Auziahtv You got this, bet within a year you'll have well over 100k subscribers! Thanks for responding Auz🙂🖤👑
u are right now that you pointed out all those parts where i was cringing
I really appreciated your critique on this as this movie is more or less my life. I’m a black Muslim girl (Nation of Islam) engaged to a white Jewish Cohen and we’ve really been through some BS, so we were excited to see our story represented on the big screen. I agree that the love story/race scenes were superficial. Being in a mixed race/religious relationship is HARD. We’ve faced challenges from people we know and don’t know - and none of that inherent struggle was included in the film. I also thought it was interesting that the black family was depicted as distrustful toward Ezra, where as his family was more so “willfully ignorant” because it’s the “willfully ignorant” white families that are the most distrustful of black people as a whole.
Wow. This is a lot! Girl this is actually your story and he failed so miserably smh
Excellent point you made about the “willfully ignorant”
Your story fascinates me. How are you guys navigating this space as a couple?
Great video. I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was I didn't like about this movie, but you summed it all up perfectly. There were def some hilarious moments, but overall just super cringe.
Did you eavesdrop on my conversation?! Excellent review🎯
😂 thank you!
Did we watch this movie together? U said everything I was thinking & much more. Good analysis 👍
😂😂 thank you for watching!
His writing just shows how far removed from the culture he really is... excellent review
Thank you so much and I agree! ❤️
It’s weird how Kenya is in his 50’s but wrote a movie that feels like 20 year old white interns made it. The stereotypes are horrendous and the fact he marketed this like it was a movie that would bring some understanding between black and Jews always rubs me the wrong way cause I feel it just brings more tension
THIS!!
SIS !!! U ARE SOMEBODY AND U ARE 1MILLION % ON IT!!! MAGNIFICENT!!! NEW SUBIE Right Here!!
Thank you 🥹❤️
@@Auziahtv Absolutely!!!💯👏🏽❤️
It’s just like you said “Undeveloped character traits!” This movie had potential but Kenya’s writing & research abilities are just so 👎🏾!!! Like, what was the point in the family being Muslim anyway? Given everything about Islam {especially with the history of the Nation of Islam}. Lauren’s character was still comfortable kickin’ it with a White Jewish man!?!?!?
When Eddie’s kufi was stomped on, I expected them to expand from that {and they really could’ve}. But the film went on like it had never happened.
What’s also sad is that we have a lot of African-American/Jewish mixes out there. Lauren London is literally a product of that mix! They deserved a good story, and this wasn’t it!☹️
Just as you said so many opportunities to take the story places that it didn’t go smh I agree they deserved a good story 😞
You hit it all!thank you!
Thank you!
As a white person, I feel like this movie opened my eyes. I'm ashamed to admit, I had no idea black people were so passionate about the movie Tron.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the way I just screamed out loud
I'm sorry I hated this movie. I didn't like Jonah Hill at all.
It was definitely a weird for him. I’ve liked him in many other things but this just wasn’t it
Me too. Its almost like they went overboard with making him fat, sloppy, sweaty, messy, and unattractive. Yuck.
I came in expecting to debate you that the movie was funny but you broke this opinion piece down beautifully. Amazing job
I appreciate this!
Love your commentary! Will be checking out more of your content.
Wow thank you so much for watching ❤️
Frankly, even though I knew it was pegged as a HEA ending. I would have felt satisfied after the breakup if they both kept it pushing and never ever dated again.
The stereotypes, underdeveloped characters, and zero chemistry between the main leads were just so cringe.
Agree!
Lighthearted but no lesson, no your right,this was not good.
Thanks for watching my review!
To see some REAL comedy and romance, check out the latest video on my channel ☺️
*Thanks you for this excellent review...!!! I didn't vibe 100% with the movie either for all the reasons you mentioned & a whole lot more. It's OK at the edges, but too problematic at its core.*
*That's a missed opportunity since they had so many talented actors who could have delivered a great movie if the material was better.* 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽
Lauren looked amazing.
She is a beautiful woman and all things aside I’m happy that she’s back to doing what she loves!
I went into the movie KNOWING because Kenya Barris was the creator, that this movie was going to be about black people and some how throw his sneaker obsession in it as well.
Yep! 😂
The strip club scene bothered me so much. Add that to the constant profanities spewed by both parties, and neither family seemed all that religious despite religion being a core part of their identities. I feel like the movie could have been just as good had they dropped the religion out of it altogether cause it had no impact other than a few racially charged jokes here and there. I only bring that up because most religious families from the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) would not be able to relate to these characters at all. In fact, some might be outright offended at the portrayal of Muslims being present at a strip club or Jewish characters being portrayed as pedophiles. It seems like just another thing to check off the inclusivity box while making a mockery of the religion.
This!! All of this!! And I know several who are offended. There’s a community of them trying to get the film taken down lol
Black ASF was awesome in my opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great well balanced show!!!
I have never heard anyone say this about that show. But I guess there’s a first time for everything 😅
@@Auziahtv it was well shot, well produced and written! It’s only my opinion that like in some many situations we are in, black women had a problem with a light skin black white mixed female. In fact not only she was black but that’s Quincy Jones daughter. As long as we play the hood parts and killers is fine? But when we see blacks doing well and thriving it ain’t black enough? Thanks for replying and keep doing your thang sis!!!!!
The only time I laughed hard was when the white mom burned the kufi hat.
Honestly I couldn’t even laugh there. I have too many Muslim friends and I know that’s not funny to them. As a Christian I couldn’t imagine laughing at a joke where the cross catches on fire 😬
I hope Quinta Brunson overshadows him one day
I love Quinta!
"The Kufi from Farrakhan line", was weak, but the good thing was seeing classic Eddie Murphy again, not the "nutty professor Eddie Murphy". With a better script, and the same or similar type cast, definitely keeping the fabulous Nia Long, and adding Sanaa Latham and Gabrielle Union to the mix, this could have been a good movie
Thank you for your input! I hope Eddie keeps performing and gets with some better writers
@@Auziahtv Yep, same here
Some of the comedy is funny but I'm glad I wasn't the only one that had an issue with the character development. Jonah's character was trash because he was "woke" but didn't really know anything about black culture and couldn't hold his own in a conversation about black issues when approached. It really irritated me because the movie had potential to be so much better. Like I was trying to figure out what exactly Lauren's character fell in love with. I felt the writer wanted to be safe but seem woke he's a whole black man idk how he missed the mark.
Right! He just missed it
I appreciate your review
I appreciate you for watching!
Exactly 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Omgness I'm like ehhhh noooo!
Completely agree with your review, you could have easily made a list of 10. This movie managed to be offensive and unfunny and unrelatable - maybe it’s hidden agenda was to unite the races in opposition to its super cringe?
I think that’s Kenya’s agenda in everything he writes honestly. Thank you for watching my review! To see some REAL comedy and romance, check out the latest video on my channel ☺️
I agree, Kenya does put too much focus on race in his work!
Agreed
Loved your take on this ❤️
Thank you so much for watching!
Agree with you 100%. The movie was disjointed not funny there so many of these stories that did it a whole lot better. And the casting was awful Lauryn Hill and Jonah have no chemistry. And I'm also disappointed that they would pick an overweight ok looking white guy. The industry is always low-key dissing BW. To date a BW she has to be a 10 even if the WM is 4.
Great commentary! Well said.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯💯
Thank you! ❤️
I agree with everything you said about this film. And you are SOMEBODY!!
Thank you ❤️❤️
Exceptional commentary. Jonah appeared to bothered or put in an uncomfortable position. Especially towards the end.
Watching it I had to keep telling myself that not everything can be great. I was hoping for something familiar as a black woman in an interracial marriage. But it just made me mad.
They had an opportunity to do it right and just didn’t even try smh
I had to subscribe. I enjoyed your review. But the movie is something I’d only watch once.
Thank you for subscribing! Be sure to tune in this Sunday for my review of Monique’s latest film the reading ❤️
I didn’t watch. I’ve never been a fan of Kenya’s shows.
I get this. Blackish was ok but when he did Black AF I really stopped trusting him as a writer
You got it mostly right! As a Muslim who's also black i can't forgive Kenya(I've been accused of looking like him🤦🏽♂️) for playing into the white stereotype of all black Muslims being part of Min Farrakhan's NOI! This sets it up for the Jewish actors Jonah Hill and Julia Louis Dreyfus to confront the alleged "anti semitism" of Min Farrakhan and consequently all Muslims. Much of the film was cringeworthy beginning with the casting of Jonah and Lauren being attracted to each other! Possible..sure but highly unlikely! I Disagree with your critique of Black AF but can't bring myself to watch Blackish or Grownish!
I’m shocked everytime I find someone who liked black af lol but I hear you! Yes now they portrayed black Muslims was ridiculous! Thank you for watching my review and be sure to tune in this Sunday for more ☺️
@@Auziahtv Well Black AF Wouldn't appeal to the masses but it's really a lot of "industry" humor that probably only resonated with insiders. Also Kenya is playing himself..pretty much an ahole in real life! Go back and watch the episode with Tyler Perry explaining why Kenya shouldn't Care what people especially YT people think of his work!
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Wow 🥹❤️…..thank you. This is so kind
Seeing LL on the screen again was the best part. Shout out JH but the pair was not even a little bit believable. Funny parts but too racy and a little corny.
Agreed!
I didn’t hate it and I was surprised bc I hated black af. I definitely thought them being Muslim was strange and came out of nowhere. Nia didn’t really add outside of being flawless. Julia Louis Dreyfuss is just incredibly funny so she won’t miss. I like Jonah and can see him in the atypical romantic lead role but I still think Lauren is too pretty for him. A couple of laughs landed with me though when I expected none.
Thank you for your input. Honestly not much is as bad as black af lol
I actually really enjoyed the movie.
I do agree, the Islam thing seemed misplaced. I let it slide though, because I know so many quote/unquote “religious people” who are only halfway in their faith.
I’m not religious myself so that didn’t really bother me.
The couple’s chemistry was believe enough to me. I’ve known many women who love the way Lauren did in the movie: sort of more into herself than into the relationship, but committed and in love nonetheless.
I also enjoyed your commentary. You touched on some valid points.
I’m starting to see a trend with folks who like the movie saying that is was “funny enough” or the love was “believable enough.” As someone committed to telling phenomenal stories this saddens me.
There’s no doubt that this movie was enjoyable for a lot of people. You certainly aren’t alone here. And as I’ve been saying to everyone, art is 100% subject so I trust your experience with the film.
Thank you for watching my video and sharing your opinion with me! I especially appreciate your take on Lauren London’s character
THANK YOU!!!!
You’re welcome ☺️❤️
She said Tyler Perry I can’t 🤦🏾
Yes I did say Tyler Perry. I used him for ONE reason and ONE reason only. To say that even though he is an atrocious writer, even he still is writing with the intention to connect with a black audience in a way that Kenya is not…that is the only point that I made. I see nuance is still whoopin people ass these days 🤦🏾♀️
If that’s all you got from the review then you didn’t watch it my love
I actually loved the movie
I respect that!
I thought i was the only one who saw no chemistry
Absolutely not we all see it lol
I watched this movie over the weekend and at first I was like oh okay this is kinda funny, but after about an hour I was FED UP OMG. The whole movie is just an argument!! Every scene they are just arguing about stereotypes and they act so irrational. I was critiquing everything so I just had to stop watching.
I get it 100%!
This was a great take on the movie
Thank you for watching ❤️❤️
what is kenya barris fetish or obsession with mixed couples?!
Poor Lauren... And Kenya with black af was a Big miss!! It was very cringe
Thank you for watching my review ❤️
I read a comment earlier that said the same thing, he write black shows for whites folks to digest
Yep and it’s so annoying
I didn’t mind some of the comedy. I did laugh a few times out loud. This movie was still a mess though. I hated the retro transitions and the pacing of the movie. All the characters are one note, the plot was incredibly predictable and worst of all Lauren and Jonah’s chemistry was non existent. The fact that the kiss at the end was CGI? C’mon bro
Facts! Those retro transitions were A MESS. Thank you for checking out my review! I didn’t find out until after I shot this that the kiss was CGI smh
So she liked him for being "real" but then he lies for the rest of the movie. This movie was awful
Agreed!
The black Muslim and Jewish family coming together feels very “we we’re trying to shut Khary up!” vibes Not a really good SNL skit😂😅😂
I could not even finish the movie, Jonah and Lauren’s chemistry was soooo cringy. After the “sex scene” where Jonah said “you know you’re my boo girl”… I turned it off right there
Yooo this is so funny because I literally had it on my list to talk about how cringy this scene was for my video but decided to be nice and leave it out. The way Jonah executed that line was a HOT MESS lol. That phrase is clearly not apart of his regular vocabulary. I wanted to turn it off then too 😂
Lol me tooo
I just laughed so hard lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😭
lmao
I couldn’t finish it either Chile #howdreadful🤦🏾♀️