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Marci X
Paramount Pictures
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for language and sexual content
Starring
Lisa Kudrow,
Damon Wayans,
Richard Benjamin,
Christine Baranski,
Jane Krakowski,
Veanne Cox,
Paula Garcés,
and
Charles Kimbrough
The pampered daughter (Kudrow) of a record label executive must step in to deal with an out-of-control rapper (Wayans).
| GENRE(S): |
Musical
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Paul Rudnick
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Richard Benjamin
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: January 20, 2004
Video: January 20, 2004
Theatrical: August 22, 2003
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| RUNNING TIME: |
100 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
A talent-stuffed assemblage of barbs and giddy musical numbers that shouldn't be written off as a feature flop -- but savored instead for the cult-ready collection of late-night satirical skits and misses it is.
50
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
It's no masterpiece, but I found it consistently good-hearted and sometimes hilarious, and the sparse crowd I saw it with was laughing as much as I was, especially at the outrageous rap numbers.
50
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
This is the kind of comedy in which the characters are construction-paper cutouts whose abrupt changes of heart are dictated entirely by the preposterous plot and not by psychological or social reality.
38
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt
The actors had little to work with in this passe social satire, but sharper performances might have saved Marci from total humorless ruin.
30
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Leave something on the shelf long enough and it'll either ripen like cheese or rot like garbage. Guess what: This ain't Camembert.
30
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Director Benjamin doesn't really handle the material with the outrageous excess it deserves, with the result that the proceedings seem far too mild.
30
Los Angeles Times
Gene Seymour
Despite the occasional topical reference to President Bush and Sen. Clinton, this movie is, like, so eight years ago, it isn't funny.
30
Variety
Joe Leydon
Plays like an overextended variety-show sketch.
30
Slate
David Edelstein
At least Kudrow won't get the blame for Marci X: What really sinks the movie is Wayans.
30
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
As the hilariously foul-mouthed, sweet-souled Dr. S, he (Wayans) slaps Marci X to life every time he's on screen.
20
Dallas Observer
Luke Y. Thompson
A romantic comedy with neither humor nor sparks between the leads, Marci X attempts to lampoon gangsta rap clichés so obvious they feel ten years old -– “Malibu's Most Wanted” brought more to the table.
12
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Clueless and sad.
10
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
It's tough to decide just what's more offensive: the movie's musty depiction of gangsta rap as public enemy No. 1, the notion that all an uptight white girl needs to loosen up is a few puffs on a Philly blunt, or the idea that any of this might be remotely funny.
10
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
The makers of “Bringing Down The House” should thank the gods of cinema for Marci X, which has relieved the Steve Martin/Queen Latifah hit of its status as the year's most misguided culture-clash comedy.
0
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The lamest in the recent run of comedies about uptight white people getting jiggy with it, would also be the most offensive -- if it weren't also the dullest.
0
Village Voice
Jon Caramanica
Moving beyond stultifying to stupefying.
0
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
It's a dishonest satire that manages to be (disingenuously) contemptuous of white people and (unintentionally) condescending toward black people, without ever being funny.
 The average user rating for this movie is 2.7 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
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