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- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Kevin Rodney Sullivan directs this decidedly modern take on an overprotective, but living, father (Mac) confronted with the unexpected arrival of his prospective son-in-law (Kutcher). (Sony)
Directed By: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Written By: William Rose, David Ronn, Jay Scherick, Peter Tolan
- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Guess Who
49
8.4
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Summary Kevin Rodney Sullivan directs this decidedly modern take on an overprotective, but living, father (Mac) confronted with the unexpected arrival of his prospective son-in-law (Kutcher). (Sony)
Directed By: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Written By: William Rose, David Ronn, Jay Scherick, Peter Tolan
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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31% Positive
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11 Reviews
57% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
49
31% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
57% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
11% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The movie's sweetness, wit and charm go beyond its can't-we-all-just-get-along premise.
Has surprising depth and charm, descriptors never before ascribed to a movie starring Ashton Kutcher.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 108 User Ratings
8.4
79% Positive
85 Ratings
85 Ratings
11% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
10% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 108 User Ratings
8.4
79% Positive
85 Ratings
85 Ratings
11% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
10% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
This is a remake of the 1967 film, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, however in this version roles are reversed and Ashton Kutcher is the minority. This movie was great for two reasons. All the talented people that star in it and for how it played on something we generally don't talk about, reverse racism. It gives everyone a chance to see things from the other sides perspective. At the same time, it's clever, and funny. Guess Who is a can't miss!
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Very funny movie. Nowadays no one cares about black and white relationships like they did back then. That's why it was so funny at the time. Still a good movie regardless.
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It has its share of eye-rolling moments, but at its heart there's a decent story.
Just doesn't have the same zing.
If only as much thought went into the script for this listless comedy as its marketing calculus.
Guess Who is, impurely and simply, a comic premise borrowed, turned around and dumbed down to the level of sketch or sub-sketch humor.
This remake of the 1967 "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" features a reversal of roles, as well as plenty of funny moments. It plays well off of it's incredibly likable cast, but when it starts dealing with the issues of racism the film does fall short because it never manages to come across as intelligent or risky as the 1967 film it serves as a remake to. It's still very sweet and funny, but it never becomes a hard look at why everyone should get along regardless of race like the original film did. The film definitely tries, but I do not feel like it quite gets it right.
Still, if you're looking for a sweet and funny romantic comedy then I recommend this movie. It never quite reaches the maturity of the 1967 film, but it still does hit on a few good lessons about how racism is wrong. "Guess Who" is worth checking out.
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This was a pretty funny movie. I did not regret watching it. I thought that it was pretty well cast. I laughed at most of the jokes, ranging from a chuckle to almost falling on the floor. It was an overall good time.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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'Guess Who' is a dry comedy, a remake of the classic 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' (1967), only this time, it has a race role reversal, where the original film was about a white family meeting a black man, this film centers around a black family meeting a white man. This new concept had the potential to be very funny and ironic, but instead, is just pondering and badly timed.
The movie stars Ashton Kutcher as Simon Green, who is the boyfriend of Theresa Jones (Zoe Saldana), and she wants him to meet her family. She brings him to dinner and it seems that Simon is having trouble getting on with her father, Percy (Bernie Mac). The movie focuses heavily on the working relationship between these two opposite characters.
It also seems that the relationship between Simon and Theresa is put further to the test since it seems that Simon may have lied about what he does. Theresa sees that there could be no way to fix this relationship if they can't trust each other enough. Percy seems to enjoy seeing Simon suffer for a while when his relationship with Theresa doesn't seem to be working out. But, sooner or later, Simon and Percy settle their differences to make things right.
The film is incredibly unfunny, and some of the best and capable actors don't do much with the material they are given. It is a wasted potential as the reverse premise could have been something more, but instead is just used as a modern gimmick. Ashton Kutcher isn't funny enough, to me, to be the main subject in this film. I never personally thought he is capable enough to carry a movie.
There is little care for any of these characters in this movie, they all fall under the usual cliche tropes in any romantic comedies. All of these characters are nothing more than bland, walking, talking stereotypes.
A romantic comedy with little purpose.
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
New Regency Productions,
3 Arts Entertainment,
Tall Trees Productions,
Katalyst Films,
Epsilon Motion Pictures
Release Date Mar 25, 2005
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline His house. His rules. Some in-laws were made to be broken.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 11 Nominations
Black Movie Awards
• 2 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 1 Nomination
