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Gorgeous and extrovert Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date.Gorgeous and extrovert Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date.Gorgeous and extrovert Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date.
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Lina Bradford
- Celestrial
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This Was A Funny Movie
Though the film had some predictable moments, overall it was entertaining to say the least. The scence with the She males was just plain hilarious!!!! Moreover, the park scene had some funny lines. Romaine's "Damn baby let me suck the left one and make the right one jealous", had me rolling on the floor. Dave Chappelle and LL Cool J had limited participation, but brought good aspects to the film. Overall, there have been some horrible films produced by Hollywood, this wasn't one of them. So final opinion, light hearted, mixed with some sparse witty dialog made it a worth while film. Tommy Davidson, not the funniest person I've seen on the screen didn't do that bad of a job.
Some good laughs, but no more than OK
"Woo" has a fine cast. Jada Pinkett has great charisma. Tommy Davidson is a fine comic actor, though he isn't too convincing as a straight-arrow law student. The film is written in sitcom format. The film consists of one implausible scene of conflict after another (especially at the Italian restaurant), desperate to find a punchline. Some of the scenes work. I thought the scene at the transvestite bar was hilarious. And I liked the little cameo by Billy Dee. That gave the film a touch of class. It's too bad LL Cool J only had one scene. I liked his smooth "mack daddy" character. But with a film like this, even though it's a comedy, your disbelief elevates by the minute and it just doesn't have a natural, character-driven flow. It forces itself upon the audience. And the third act is predictable and unconvincing. This is a film that could've been more than OK, if it had a little more wit and focus. If this is about a 1 or 2 dollar rental at your local video store--this is not a bad film to rent. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend this one.
Hilarious, Fun To Watch.
Well. Whoever the *beep* you are, you don't know what you're talking about. "Woo" may not be the best movie in the world, but it was not "awful" as you so rudely stated it to be. It has comedy, it's fun, it's feel good. Let me ask you a question...are you African American? If you are not that would explain why you didn't enjoy the movie. I'm not being racist hopefully, I'm just saying that black people are not huge critics on films. They just lay back, and enjoy. Tommy Lee Davidson's role was kind of boring...but Jada was funny, and sexy, and very entertaining, including the random people (lady ordering the drinks, and Pookee!) Point....Be quiet if you don't know what you're talking about.
NOW WHAT!?!?!?
NOW WHAT!?!?!?
One of the worst EVER
I had the displeasure of seeing this movie last night. It was on one of the HBOs and it was one of those movies that is so bad, you can't stop watching. Afterwards, you just think to yourself, "why the hell did I just sit and watch that awful, awful movie???" Please don't waste your time with this. There are only a few memorable, funny lines, but I don't even remember them. My mind is so clouded with how bad this was. You'd think Will Smith could get his wife a decent part with how powerful he's become in Hollywood.
Dire Ethnic Sex Comedy With little Redeeming Features
The premise of WOO centers around a mismatched couple who meet via a blind date . The eponymous Woo turns up at the flat of Tim who is a bit of nerd and a complete contrast to Woo . Right away you realise that this isn't a groundbreaking sex comedy and perhaps needed something to set it apart from other movies in the sub genre and there's nothing here that does
But what really ruins the film is the ethnic stereotypes and I don't think I've seen so many unlikely characters since watching black exploitation movies like SHAFT and Hit-man . The audience are really smacked over the head as to just how funky these black people are which will probably cause offence to black people and white liberals and will certainly irritate everyone else , so from having a movie that from the outset would merely have been very run of the mill we have a movie that is embarrassing . If you're going to populate a film with black people at least give them non stereotypical quirks
But what really ruins the film is the ethnic stereotypes and I don't think I've seen so many unlikely characters since watching black exploitation movies like SHAFT and Hit-man . The audience are really smacked over the head as to just how funky these black people are which will probably cause offence to black people and white liberals and will certainly irritate everyone else , so from having a movie that from the outset would merely have been very run of the mill we have a movie that is embarrassing . If you're going to populate a film with black people at least give them non stereotypical quirks
Did you know
- TriviaPam Grier and Isaac Hayes were originally cast to play Woo's parents, but their scenes were deleted.
- GoofsOn her date with Tim, salsa dancing, Woo's shoes change for one shot.
- Quotes
Romaine: [accidentally in a transvestite nightclub] That was a *dude* in that dress!
Frankie: Shoulders!
Celestrial: [clucks] Hah!
- SoundtracksWoo Woo (Party Tonight)
Written by MC Lyte (as Lana Moorer), Ron Lawrence, Nicci Gilbert (as Nichole Gilbert),
Sprague Williams & Giovanni Salah
Performed by MC Lyte (as M.C. Lyte) featuring Nicci Gilbert
Courtesy of First Priority/East West Records/Elektra Entertainment Group
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,064,972
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,517,263
- May 10, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $8,165,984
- Runtime
- 1h 24m(84 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
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