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- 2009
- 1 h 39 m
- 2009
- 1 h 39 m
Summary A young man discovers there's no substitute for love when his search for flame and glory leads him to "the one".
Directed By: Melvin Van Peebles
Written By: Melvin Van Peebles
- 2009
- 1 h 39 m
- 2009
- 1 h 39 m
Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
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Summary A young man discovers there's no substitute for love when his search for flame and glory leads him to "the one".
Directed By: Melvin Van Peebles
Written By: Melvin Van Peebles
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Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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67% Mixed
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4 Reviews
17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
44
17% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Spinning a wry, tall-tale version of his autobiography, the septuagenarian audaciously plays himself at every age and every stage of his improbably picaresque adventures.
Van Peebles' persona and sensibility remain engaging, as do his way with his beguiling score and songs, but his film desperately needs tightening to eliminate tedious moments, especially in the African sequence.
The video has a funky, loose-limbed feel, but Van Peebles has been celebrated so much already you have to wonder how many victory laps a man needs.
It’s disappointing, though, to see that his work, while it’s become more polished, has remained essentially self-indulgent and superficial despite the big themes of racism and identity that it takes on.
There’s something admirable about the anything-goes energy that Van Peebles brings to this tall tale, but the amateurishness and Video Toaster–era technical tricks start to grate after a bit. It’s a funky, free-form fairy tale, but one that only a mutha could truly love.
There's a temptation to "give" this to Van Peebles, but any scene in which actors get to interact is deathly awkward, and 100 minutes should never feel this long.
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