Bringing Down The House Reviews

Well, maybe 3.5 Stars.

Clash of cultures with the brothas and uptight honkey is predictable, but the actors here make it work. I liked it for the most part. Worth seeing if you want light comedy.

Oh Steve Martin, where art thou !

We've come to expect a lot from Steve Martin,

but there's a real disappointment factor with this film.

It's embarrassing to watch him manically trying to inject some life into this Dodo.

I can only assume it's aimed at a halfwit teen audience.

Unless you wear baggy arsed jeans & a baseball cap I'd avoid this one.

Absolutely loved this film!!

It made the whole family laugh. It's light hearted and funny.

There's a few familiar actors in it too, that'll leave you saying " I remember what thay was in now"

Brilliant, one for the whole family.

This movie is quite funny especially because of Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. But the funniest guy in that movie is noone else than Eugene Levy! He's maybe the most quiet guy in the movie but he's so funny! And the DVD is packed with a lot of bonus features such as making of and music videos. It's really worth watching this DVD! I recommend it highly!

Same old funny...

I like Steve Martin. He's naturally funny. Recently, he's tried to make a come back by getting back to silly comedy. Problem is though, silly isn't the same silly back when he really was funny. No, silly nowadays is stupid mainstream comedy trying to get you to laugh at the stupid things people say or do because they themselves are so stereotyped that they no know better.

Parts of this film are funny but parts are just plain stupid. The simple premise of a black woman associating with a white society could be dealt with so much better without having to resort to cheap, tacky jokes based on race alone - how you speak, dress, dance and eat etc....

This film is not bad. It's just, we've seen this kind of thing before and frankly it's pathetic to make the viewer feel like they can't understand beyond the average.

It's a bit like the premise for 'The Ring'.... if you watch this video you will forget about it after a week.

The last good comedy film I saw was "Road Trip"... stupid yes... but it's meant to be stupid. That was quite a while back. That says a lot about current comedy releases.

Cool 3 and a half

Mixed review's here. We liked it, not in the same league as Roxanne but this is a different kind of film and i would say a good one lots of laughs, light comedy, fun to watch!

Father of the bride meets boyz in da hood in this surprisingly funny comedy. Steve Martin is his usual brilliant, hapless self...while, Latifah demonstrates outstanding comedy talent and the pair work incredibly well together. Supported by a very able cast including the bumbling father from the American Pie Trilogy, this film easily entertains and keeps you laughing throughout. Try it, you might like it ! (If Im not being too subtle...)

Wasn't expecting much from this, but it ended up being a smart comedy with lots of one line jokes. The dancing scene in the club was not as it as it was made out to be, but the real film stealing scene occurred when the old lady comes for dinner. I would recommend watching this to anyone.

Pleasantly surprised.

I'm not normally a Steve Martin fan but I hired this to keep the wife happy and was pleasantly surprised.

It starts of a bit slow but picks up later on and I have to say that I actually found Steve Martin funny in this ... watch out for him posing as an undercover white black man dancing in the bar ... great stuff.

Definately worth watching.

Don't dismiss, surprising & funny

I did not hold out much hope for this film beyond a few laughs above and beyond what I thought was funny in the trailer. However, it just kept on failing to disappoint. It is outrageous, making socio-political comments that would not be tolerated if the cast had not included who it did. Queen Latifah and her "posse" have been making slick rap music/r&b tracks and videos for many years. Their break into movies was inspired, and bringing along with it so many superb "straight" characters, of which Steve Martin is a superb example, was a touch of genius. It is hard to imagine him as his character from "The Jerk" at several points in this movie. I am afraid this will end up as an under-viewed and underrated film, but I must say I laughed long and loud, and the extras are almost as good as the movie too, illuminating! It doesn't get 5 stars from me only because it tries to shock just a touch too hard, and because I save 5 stars for movies such as Key Largo/ Room with a view/scar face/American beauty - you get the idea..