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Based on 10 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Ice Cube
DJ Pooh
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 26, 1995
DVD: March 2, 1999
Running Time: 91 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for pervasive strong language and drug use, and for a brutal fight
Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr., John Witherspoon, Anna Maria Horsford, Regina King, and Paula Jai Parker
Craig And Smokey's (Ice Cube and Chris Tucker) weekend in South Central LA.
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What The Critics Said
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Boston Globe Jay Carr
Friday is funnier and funkier than "Bad Boys," more homegrown-seeming, less manufactured. It plays like "House Party" with attitude. [26 Apr 1995]
TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)
A star vehicle for rapper Ice Cube (who also cowrote and coproduced), Friday is a lighthearted, comedic presentation of the realities chronicled in dramas like "Boyz N the Hood."
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Peter Rainer
It's the right format for this scattershot jokefest, which at times resembles a vaudeville act crossed with the kind of goofy bludgeoning antics that sometimes make it into gangsta MTV videos. [26 Apr 1995]
Washington Post Desson Howe
Friday indulges without restraint in almost everything that can raise eyebrows, including the ogling of women (although the females—for a genre like this—are relatively empowered), toilet gags, profane street talk and drug use. But all of these things serve the humor.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Richard Harrington
In his [Ice Cube's] dramatic roles, Cube's raised eyebrows usually unleashed a fearsome glare and a hint of danger; here, his expressions are more quizzical, amused or confused. He plays against type, just as the movie itself plays against hype.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Caryn James
Friday may touch its young target audience. For everyone else, it is more intriguing as a social problem than a movie.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
The more real Friday gets, the better it is. [26 Apr 1995]
Austin Chronicle Joey O'Bryan
A refreshingly lighthearted look at day-to-day life in the inner city, Friday does suffer from a few problems in the scripting and directing departments, but entertains nonetheless, thanks mainly to the easygoing style of its talented cast.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Rather like a cross between "Up in Smoke" and an episode of "The Jeffersons, Friday is a crudely made, sometimes funny bit of porchfront humor from the 'hood.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
It takes about 20 minutes to catch on that Friday is without narrative drive - and about as long to figure out that the film offers nothing better in place of it.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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