Release Date:
Friday, May 31, 2002
Wow, has the third Austin Powers movie been released a little early? Undercover Brotherthe Shaft to Powers Derek Flintisnt all that original, but damned if it isnt much funnier than we expected.
Can you blame us for being hesitant? Stars Eddie Griffin (The New Guy, Double Take) and Chris Kattan (Night at the Roxbury, Corky Romano) have a track record that reads like the Razzie Award Hall of Fame. And yet, despite the obvious gags and multiple movie references, Undercover Brother had us laughing. Maybe it was Billy Dee Williams as a Colin Powelllike Army General who turns down the presidency in order to open a fried chicken chain. Maybe it was Dave Chappelles clueless Black Panther wannabe. It could well have been Aunjanue Ellis and Denise Richards cat-fighting in crop tops. Hell, we even liked Neil Patrick Harris as The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D.s lone white intern. Its fast, its funny, and it beats Goldmember to the punch by spoofing Blaxploitation films (but Brother still cant top the movie that beat it to the punchKeenan Ivory Wayans Im Gonna Git You Sucka). Lets just hope this doesnt go to their heads and inspire endless sequels. We dont see this having a lot of staying power.
Can you blame us for being hesitant? Stars Eddie Griffin (The New Guy, Double Take) and Chris Kattan (Night at the Roxbury, Corky Romano) have a track record that reads like the Razzie Award Hall of Fame. And yet, despite the obvious gags and multiple movie references, Undercover Brother had us laughing. Maybe it was Billy Dee Williams as a Colin Powelllike Army General who turns down the presidency in order to open a fried chicken chain. Maybe it was Dave Chappelles clueless Black Panther wannabe. It could well have been Aunjanue Ellis and Denise Richards cat-fighting in crop tops. Hell, we even liked Neil Patrick Harris as The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D.s lone white intern. Its fast, its funny, and it beats Goldmember to the punch by spoofing Blaxploitation films (but Brother still cant top the movie that beat it to the punchKeenan Ivory Wayans Im Gonna Git You Sucka). Lets just hope this doesnt go to their heads and inspire endless sequels. We dont see this having a lot of staying power.