![]() In the end, the racial jokes and hackneyed “ghetto” slang just get annoying. This sequence attempts to poke fun at the racial divides in America but seems a little bit too risky. ![]() Once B-rad’s crew finds out he has been kidnapped and taken to the streets of Compton, they use their On-star systems to locate B-rad’s souped-up Escalade, all while they find their parents’ biggest weapons. Spitting rhymes that talk about being an oppressed Jewish boy, this is where B-rad’s rapping career begins. For example, Snoop Dogg makes a cameo in the form of a rat named Ronnie Rizat, who tells B-rad in so many words with rat/gangsta gestures to be himself and not worry what others say.Īlso funny is the portrayal of B-rad’s posse, whose ‘hood is a Malibu coffee shop. Humor does pop up throughout the film, though. Kennedy and all characters’ roles become tiresome after the first 20 minutes. The humor attempts to make the poseur become more accepted, almost taking off of “8 Mile.” This just makes everyone hate white rich people who wear velour suits and sweat bands. As B-rad steals a pair of machine guns from two gang members and opens fire on a fight, he comments on the amazing special effects of the “glocks.” This scene is not funny it is just sad. Scenes flare up in numbing sequences that stem from B-rad’s knowledge of “Grand Theft Auto III,” which only seem to fuel white suburban boys to perpetuate violence through these mediums. Painful to watch, Jamie Kennedy seems too old to play this part, creating a character that is, if possible, too awkward for the role and even harder to sympathize with. The laughter arrives in spurts followed by lengthy scenes of uncomfortable silence. However “thug-like” he may be, B-rad still knows how to treat the ladies. She comes to see the true innocence that lies within a rich white boy wanting to be part of the ‘hood. The romance comes about with one of the only true “ghetto” characters in the movie, Shondra (Regina Hall, “Ally McBeal”). While the two black actors sent to scare B-rad “white” act whiter than B-rad ever has or ever will for that matter, it adds a nice touch of irony.
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