Most movie comedies now are either bland family-friendly things or raunchfests in which body parts are repeatedly named and sometimes seen , thus guaranteeing a certain number of laughs this has become the movie equivalent of dropping the f-word into stand-up comedy routines. But at least this rowdy comedy is about seasoned men, not adolescents. Henderson and Hinds are played by Bernie Mac — one of his final roles before his untimely death in August — and Samuel L. Most of this is by rote, but Mac and Jackson are such vivid performers they make the trip consistently funny. Director Malcolm D. But when designated villain Affion Crockett gets nutty, or one-night stand Jennifer Coolidge goes on about sex acts, the results are shameless and usually amusing. The chemistry is good: Mac riffs, and Jackson responds with righteous exasperation. Isaac Hayes, who also died recently, has a cameo in the movie.
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Soul Men (United States, 2008)
Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac look positively pained when they squeeze into Pip-like suits and begin to sing. An initial montagey look-back at their heyday shows they endure many styles of song and costume -- soul, funk, black power-fro, George-Clintonesque space-man -- leading to the film's point of departure: Marcus is dead, which gives the backups a onetime chance to reunite in his honor, on stage at the Apollo. Currently living in Los Angeles, they have a ways to go, a journey conveniently exacerbated by Louis' refusal to fly. As they embark on a road trip in car salesman Floyd's limey green El Dorado, they're bound to argue, make up, and argue some more, stopping occasionally for practice performances at cheesy highway motels. Nothing surprising ensues. Though less broad in premise than, say, Walk Hard , Malcolm D. The men engage in familiar slapstick eye-rolling, pratfalling , lots of name-calling, and antiquated sex jokes a one-night stand with Jennifer Coolidge providing massive cleavage and an apparently uproarious toothless blow-job. No matter the occasion, the men repeatedly display their mutual resentment and competition, each instance a step to the inevitable reconciliation. This last is also framed by a family story, as Floyd has them stop by the home of a fellow backup singer, a woman they both bedded and fought over "Thou shalt not dig for diamonds in another man's mine".
No one could accuse Soul Men of originality - it cribs liberally from countless buddy films and road movies - but it offers enough energy and humor to overcome its shortcomings. There's nothing quite like watching Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac performing at a hoedown and getting into it with the audience. While it might be a stretch to compare Soul Men with The Blues Brothers and there are certainly fewer car crashes , there's a little bit of the flavor of John Landis' classic to be found during the course of this film's minute running length. Jackson and Floyd Henderson Bernie Mac , this group regularly occupied a position in the weekly Top Eventually, Marcus embarked on a successful solo career. Louis and Floyd tried to move forward as "The Real Deal," but personal differences and poor record sales ended their partnership and sent them hurtling into anonymity. Now, more than 20 years after their break-up, they find themselves with a chance to once again spend some time in the spotlight.
The " Outlander " star brings his character into the most dangerous situation yet: the world of online dating. Watch the video. Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory. A married man who daydreams about being with other women finds his will and morals tested after he's visited by the ex-mistress of his old friend. Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection. Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention. As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours. An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling, and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
