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A Low Down Dirty Shame

A Low Down Dirty Shame

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Low Down Dirty Shame REVIEW
Review: "Beverly Hills Cop" meets "Shaft" with wise-cracking Wayans as a private investigator who must track down his former love interest to bring down a drug dealer he thought he killed many years ago. Jada Pinkett joins the ride as Shame's sassy assistant, Peaches.

Shame has two days to find Angela (the beautiful Salli Richardson), his former fiance who is now working as a federal witness against crime boss, Mendoza (Andrew Divoff). Under the guise of his mentor, Sonny (Charles Dutton) and with the help of his female sidekick, Shame goes back to work with action-packed results.

"Low Down Dirty Shame" is a little bit of everything. Wayans' script provides action, comedy, and a little bit of romance into a nice homage to 70's black action pics. The cast in "Low Down" does its job and does it well. Wayans has fun playing the hero as he bungee-dives out of an exploding sporting goods store, uses James Brown routines to thwart a group of attacking guard dogs, and leads a Coloumbian nemesis through a KKK convention. Pinkett is surprisingly good as the comedy sidekick. What can one say about Salli Richardson? Well, let's just say her performance is very, very easy on the eyes. The concluding cat fight with her and Pinkett is a nice touch.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Low Down Dirty Shame. The "Shaft" for the nineties.
Review: "A Low Down Dirty Shame " at first looks like another predictable, poorly acted and unfunny action/comedy, but release it from it's box and you've got the complete opposite. It is very funny, unpredicatble (apart from the ending) and the action is way above the unrealistic scenes of "schwarzenegger" films. But most of all, it's entertaining. This has got to be the "Shaft" for the nineties, Keenan Ivory Wayans matching style with smoothness. It is an action/comedy to end all action/comedies, and add in a funny, aggressive Jada Pikett and you've got a film that will keep your interest for a long time.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A really fun movie. I've watched it over a dozen times
Review: A Low Down Dirty Shame is a great movie that pays homage to the blaxploitation films of the 70's. Keenan Ivory Wayans does a great job of mixing action and humor in this cool detective story about a PI looking for $20 million in stolen drug money. The supporting cast is very good here; Jada Pinkett and Salli Richardson aren't just eye candy, they give good performances too. However the only fault is with the film is Charles S. Dutton who overacts as usual. ALDDS is a great popcorn movie that will leave you smiling. Definitely buy it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Average but mildly amusing time killer.
Review: Amusing comedy homage to blacksploitation films, should collapse under its own premise but doesn't. Due largely to the chemistry between the cast, and the comic skills of the elder Wayans the film actually allows you to sit through it. Throw in a sassy Jada Pinkett and whoever that Pochohontas chick is and it's at least watchable. Convoluted plot has Wayans as an ex-cop who has a chance for redemption by taking down a drug lord and a bad cop, the guy from Roc. 20 million dollars of the drug lords money being stolen by Keenan's ex, blah blah blah. Not a lot of laugh out loud type moments, but a few smirkers despite Jada's constant head and finger wagging.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Average but mildly amusing time killer.
Review: Amusing comedy homage to blacksploitation films, should collapse under its own premise but doesn't. Due largely to the chemistry between the cast, and the comic skills of the elder Wayans the film actually allows you to sit through it. Throw in a sassy Jada Pinkett and whoever that Pochohontas chick is and it's at least watchable. Convoluted plot has Wayans as an ex-cop who has a chance for redemption by taking down a drug lord and a bad cop, the guy from Roc. 20 million dollars of the drug lords money being stolen by Keenan's ex, blah blah blah. Not a lot of laugh out loud type moments, but a few smirkers despite Jada's constant head and finger wagging.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Action!
Review: and excitement.. very well done movie.. great cast. recommended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Funny, Funny, Funny..........oh yeah and some action
Review: for any lover of comedy and action, this is the movie u must see. Jada is sassy, and Keenen is a scream. both combine and some crooked friend with the mod to handle.....equals fun!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I love this movie!!!
Review: I can't say enough about this movie. It makes me laugh each and everytime I watch it. Keenan, Charles, Jada, and the rest, are all hilarious. My only wish was that they would have given the "Waymon" character a larger role. He was just too cute, too real, and funny as well. I give this movie a thumbs up. It may not float everyone elses boat, but it has my vote. And with all the seriousness going on in this world, when I want to just relax with some goofy folks and get a good laugh, this does the job.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I love this movie!!!
Review: I can't say enough about this movie. It makes me laugh each and everytime I watch it. Keenan, Charles, Jada, and the rest, are all hilarious. My only wish was that they would have given the "Waymon" character a larger role. He was just too cute, too real, and funny as well. I give this movie a thumbs up. It may not float everyone elses boat, but it has my vote. And with all the seriousness going on in this world, when I want to just relax with some goofy folks and get a good laugh, this does the job.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Irredeemably awful.
Review: If someone stopped me in the street and asked me to name a bad film,I would'nt have much trouble saying this one.How did it ever happen?The mind boggles. The story is pathetic,the action scenes are despairable and the comicness is atrocious. Not even recommended for the easiest of viewers to satisfy.


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