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87
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86
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84
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83
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83
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83
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82
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82
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82
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82
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81
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81
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80
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80
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79
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78
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77
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77
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75
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74
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74
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74
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74
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74
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71
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71
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70
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70
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70
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69
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69
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67
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67
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66
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66
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65
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65
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64
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64
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64
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64
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63
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63
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63
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63
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63
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62
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62
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61
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60
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59
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58
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58
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57
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57
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57
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56
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56
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55
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54
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54
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54
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52
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50
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48
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45
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42
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42
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40
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40
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38
Gigantic
36
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35
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28
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28
Surveillance
22
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18
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16
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xx
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xx
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xx
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Pootie Tang
Paramount Pictures
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sex related material, language and drug content
Starring
Lance Crouther,
Chris Rock,
Robert Vaughn,
Wanda Sykes,
Chuck Jeffreys,
and
Conan O'Brien
Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO's "The Chris Rock Show," Pootie Tang is the ultimate super hero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking ladies' man, Pootie is a hero and role model to all children. Everybody looks up to Pootie -- except the evil Dick Lecter, CEO of LecterCorp, the company that makes cigarettes, alcohol and fast food. Can Pootie's cool determination and strength prevail over Dick Lecter and his crew? (Paramount Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Louis C.K.
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Louis C.K.
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 27, 2001
Video: November 27, 2001
Theatrical: June 29, 2001
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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...
75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Pretty thin feature-film subject. But the silliness is so contagious that it doesn't matter.

70
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
Pootie Tang may be raw and slovenly -- hey, it often is raw and slovenly -- but it succeeds as a laugh getter because of the spot-on satirical notes. You might say that the movie walks it like it talks it; I'm not sure what Pootie would say.

70
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
Weirdest, funniest studio release of the summer so far and a bona fide cult object in the making.

60
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
The material it does pull off is daring and sharp.
50
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Amiably silly.

50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
The shtick based on whether other people understand him is subtle enough for 79 minutes.

40
TV Guide
Steve Simels
Acouple of well-earned laughs but ultimately overstays its welcome.

38
Boston Globe
Christopher Muther
The movie's comic powers are often marred by silliness and stereotypes. Pootie tanks.

30
Los Angeles Times
Miles Beller
Too often is as garbled as Pootie's own jargon.

30
LA Weekly
Mark Olsen
Never quite deciding if it wants to parody or uphold the ongoing cultural romance with the Pimp, Pootie Tang mostly feels like a sad retread.

25
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
Slow and dragging, Pootie Tang is worse than a below-average sketch-to-screen Saturday Night Live film.
25
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
By the end, Pootie Tang feels as long as Kevin Costner's "Wyatt Earp."

25
USA Today
Mike Clark
Only the makers of "Freddy Got Fingered" might crack a smile because it now has competition for worst movie of the year.
20
Washington Post
Richard Harrington
A wretch-a-sketch, a two-minute character-based skit (an occasional feature on HBO's "The Chris Rock Show") stretched to a mind-boggling 82 minutes.

12
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
One bad movie -- in the original sense of the word.
12
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Not bad so much as inexplicable. You watch in puzzlement: How did this train wreck happen?

11
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Dull and unfunny claptrap.

10
New Times (L.A.)
Luke Y. Thompson
The overall film is hideously grating, thanks to an inconsistent look, animated titles all over the place, excessive explanatory commentary and abrasive R&B videos inserted throughout.

10
Variety
Todd McCarthy
Has the distinction of being one of the most amateurish features ever released by a major studio.


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