""White Chicks" is over the top and the makeup is out of sight. My grandkids went to see it and laughed like crazy."
Vince Koehler ENTERTAINMENT SPECTRUM
"Even though they go preachy in the end, these chicks with quips deliver scattered bouts of hilarity."
Lisa Rose NEWARK STAR-LEDGER
"Yes, there are some big—even giant—laugh-inducing moments, but this is one ribald cinematic effort that could have used another extensive rewrite."
Dustin Putman THEMOVIEBOY.COM
"Under the layers of latex, fart jokes, Paris & Nicky potshots and tedious side stories is a heart, keeping it from incinerating completely in the comedy inferno of Bad Ideas."
Jonathan R Perry TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH
"White Chicks isn’t a bad film because the guys don’t look convincing as women; it’s a bad film because it’s just not all that funny."
Sean McBride SEAN THE MOVIE GUY
"The plot is stupid. That’s a given. But the movie is funny, and that’s what counts."
Eric Lurio GREENWICH VILLAGE GAZETTE
"Most movies require some suspension of disbelief. But White Chicks ... requires something more radical than that. A full frontal lobotomy might be a good place to start."
Dave Kehr NEW YORK TIMES
"...half of it was funny."
JoBlo JOBLO'S MOVIE EMPORIUM
"It's not what the Wayans brothers do, it's how they do it. They do it funny."
Stephen Hunter WASHINGTON POST
"A wildly uneven comedy that has some laughs but probably contains more flatulence jokes than any movie should ever need."
Daniel M Kimmel WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
At A Glance
"White Chicks is a slapstick, silly, sometimes crude comedy with some jokes that leave you laughing, and others that fall very short of the mark. " Willie Waffle WAFFLEMOVIES.COM
If you found the humour of films such as "Next Friday", "Barbershop", "Undercover Brother" and "Barbershop 2" suited your style of humour, then forget "White Chicks". If you found films such as "The Castle", "American Pie", "Strange Bedfellows" and "Anger Management" more to your liking, then forget "White Chicks". But if you find the thought of a black guy disguised as a white chick, sitting on a toilet in a ladies room, panties down around his/her ankles, farting his/her butt cheeks off, "White Chicks" is right up your alley. Yes folks, black american toilet humour is the life blood of "White Chicks". Sadly this will not appeal to everyone. In fact it won't appeal to too many. But here's another highlight. Guy disguised as white chick is purchased by black sports hero at celebrity auction. He takes her to dinner in nice restaurant. Brainless bimbo stuffs face, eats like a pig and then farts butt cheeks off with stinking farts, much to the distress of other patrons who are attempting to enjoy a meal. But, as they say in those nauseous television adverts, there's more. Black sporting celebrity is so impressed he decides to join in. Now both are farting their butt cheeks off. Hard to imagine. No not really, after all, this is the crap teen films are made of these days. Maybe I am being a bit hard on them, but let's face it, toilet humour is a constant dish served up in films aimed at younger audiences. Oh yes, I know it's only fun but let me put it this way, do we really need to lower the standards that much. How far down the toilet bowl do we have drop before we say, enoughs enough! Is this sort of humour all we can hope for when it comes to our poor, defenceless teenagers. I remember my dear old daddy telling me this lesson in life about farting in public. "A gentleman finds a quiet spot, away from others, passes wind and enjoys it on his own. An oaf passes wind in public and offends all." He had a saying for all occassions my dear old daddy. I remember once he was meeting a very important business man with whom he hoped to finally stitch up a deal. It was their first face to face meeting. There I was, waiting at the door in my checked shirt, jumper, short pants, long socks and polished black shoes, excitedly waiting for daddy to come home and break the good news and take us out to a restaurant so we could celebrate his success. I'll never forget that moment when, excitedly I ran to him, threw my arms around him and asked, "did you do it daddy"? There wasn't a hint of emotion either in his voice or on his face as he said those words; "Never do business with a man who talks with his mouth full." Gee, life can be cruel for a twenty six year old. And therein endeth the lesson for today folks. Life can be cruel enough without adding to your misery. Unless you have nothing else to do or you're desperate for a film, give this one a miss. You'll thank me if you do.
Crew Bytes
"White Chicks" was .......
directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
["I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", "A Low Down Dirty Shame", "Scary Movie" and "Scary Movie 2"]; set decoration by Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre ["Intersection", "Carpool", "Firestorm" and "Connie and Carla"]; art direction by Eric Norlin ["Eric Norlin", "Mountain Of Fear", "Bliss" and "Bulletproof Monk"]; production design by Paul Peters ["No Man's Land", "Lassie", "American Pie" and "Out of Time"]; edited by Stuart H. Pappé ["The Wanderers", "Moon Over Parador", "Mr. Magoo" and "American Pie: The Wedding"] and Jeff Gourson ["Somewhere in Time", "Happy Gilmore", "The Animal" and "50 First Dates"]; cinematograhpy by Steven Bernstein ["Monster", "Moondance", "Underworld", "Bulletproof", and "Scary Movie 2"]; original music by Teddy Castellucci ["The Wedding Singer", "Big Daddy", "Mr Deeds", "Anger Management" and "50 First Dates"] and the producers include Rick Alvarez ["Scary Movie 2" and "Homey The Clown"] and Lee R Mayes ["F/X2 ", "Multiplicity", "Duets" and "2 Fast 2 Furious"].
Casting About
"White Chicks"
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Shawn Wayans
["I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", "New Blood", "Scary Movie"and "Scary Movie2"]; Marlon Wayans ["Mo' Money", "Senseless", "Requiem for a Dream" and "The Ladykillers"]; Jaime King ["Happy Campers", "Blow", "Slackers" and "Bulletproof Monk"]; Frankie Faison ["A Little Sex", "Hanky Panky", "Mississippi Burning", "Hannibal" and "Red Dragon"]; Brittany Daniel ["Sonic Impact, "Joe Dirt" and "Club Dread"]; Jessica Cauffiel ["The Out of Towners", "Valentine", "Legally Blonde" and "Stuck On You"]; Lochlyn Munro ["Unforgiven", "Anything for Love", "Duets" and "Freddy Vs. Jason"]; Busy Philipps ["The Smokers", "Home Room" and "Mummy an' the Armadillo"]; Terry Crews ["The 6th Day", "Serving Sara", "Friday After Next" and "Starsky & Hutch"] and John Heard ["Between the Lines", "The Seventh Sign", "Beaches", "In the Line of Fire" and "Pollock"] as Warren Vandergeld.
The Story
"The satire may be broad, but it can be wickedly funny at times." Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
FBI agents Marcus and Kevin Copeland have bungled another undercover job. They've let the team down once again. Then a new assignment comes up baby sitting a couple celebrity white cheeks who are flying into town. No-one else wants it but the boys see this as their big chance. What could be so hard about keeping tabs on celebrity sisters Brittany and Tiffany Wilson. They don't know just how obnoxious, vain,stuckup and demeaning the girls are. Things don't go well for the hapless agents and when one of the sisters becomes damaged goods, Marcus and Kevin are in deep trouble. In an attempt to keep the news from their boss, the boys call in the FBI's makeup and prosthesis wizards who create look alike body parts of both girls. Now all the boys have to do is stay out of trouble, spend a weekend at "The Hamptons" and all will be right. If only it was that simple! There's shopping to do, a night on the dance floor, the womens powder room and a pyjama party. You guessed it. It's all girls only fun. Can the boys survive the weekend?
The Verdict
"Some people may just, and I say just, get enough out of "White Chicks to warrant speading their cinema bucks on. Leave it for those acne ridden teens who are just on the verge of or who have come into that pubescent period of their life. They won't know any better. They'll think this is really good fun. Adults should show more sophistication and give this a miss."
The Cast
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Jaime King
Frankie Faison
Lochlyn Munro
John Heard
Busy Philipps
Terry Crews
Brittany Daniel
Eddie Velez
Jessica Cauffiel
Maitland Ward
Anne Dudek
Rochelle Aytes
Jennifer Carpenter
Faune Chambers
John Reardon
Steven Grayhm
Drew Sidora
Casey Lee
Heather McDonald
Kevin Blatch
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Kevin Copeland
Marcus Copeland
Heather Vandergeld
Section Chief Elliott Gordon
Agent Jake Harper
Warren Vandergeld
Karen
Latrell Spencer
Megan Vandergeld
Agent Vincent Gomez
Tori
Brittany Wilson
Tiffany Wilson
Denise
Lisa
Gina
Heath
Party Boy Russ
Shaunice
Tony
Saleswoman
Aubrey
The Crew
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Story by Keenen Ivory Wayans/Shawn Wayans/Marlon Wayans
Produced by Rick Alvarez/Lee R Mayes/Keenen Ivory Wayans/Marlon Wayans/Shawn Wayans
Original Music by Teddy Castellucci
Cinematography by Steven Bernstein
Film Editing by Jeff Gourson & Stuart H Pappé
Casting by Lisa Beach/Sean Cossey/Sarah Katzman
Production Design by Paul Peters
Art Direction by Eric Norlin
Set Decoration by Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre
Run Time 109 minutes
Rated M15+ [AUST]
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