Meet the Blacks

As Carl gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.

Cast

The consistently obnoxious Mike Epps leads while he get cameo appearance from the even less funny George Lopez and Perez Hilton.

Mike Tyson also makes an appearance, for some reason.

Verdict

I don't know quite why but I went in with fairly high hopes, I thought it could have made for a goofy likable comedy and as a person very picky when it comes to comedy I really hoped I was right.

Within 2 minutes I knew I was sorely wrong, every single joke had missed its mark, the film felt weirdly cheap, the protagonist was a poor excuse for a human being with a deeply annoying family and a certain unpleasant word had been used 50 odd times already.

It's hard to call it a comedy because it's offensively unfunny but it clearly was intended, the trouble is the "Humor" and I couldn't use that word any more loosely is just not funny in the slightest.

And this got a sequel? Standards for comedy have just flatlined really haven't they!

Rants

I've got a chip on my shoulder when it comes to good guys who are you know, not. Cheaters, liars, thieves etc and this is another example. The guy is a thief who has stolen money, drugs and screwed over everyone he's ever done business with. Why am I rooting for this guy exactly? Him, his equally bad newly out of prison cousin or his pretend vampire son? Awful characters.

Breakdown

Looks and feels oddly cheap Simply not funny Dreadful characters Certain words are used excessively Bad cast.

Mike epps... with this movie he has proved proved he officially needs acting and comedy lessons. His acting is atrocious his ability to execute or tell jokes is practically none existent. Th "movie" itself is just a waste of time at best , its boring , its NOT funny at all terrible writing , bad casting , some of the worst acting and the attempts of comedy relief are painfully bad! Its one of the worst movies I've watched all year hands down and honestly its probably one of the worst films I've ever watched...... I wish i could say something good about this i really do , But calling this a comedy is a reach let alone a movie , its sad that anyone would let themselves be part of something they have to know is just a waste of every ones time and trash from the beginning. Money means more then quality , standards , being good at what you do and or love , integrity and especially more then helping others or making other happy... quite sad from any perspective or position in life. i'm only in my 20s and i realize the importance of those qualities and how that if even 1 in 5 people practiced that in there own life and simply learned to be passionate , do the best you can in every situation , have integrity, care for others , and hold ourselves to a higher standard. With that little effort this world would be as amazing as it is beautiful an vast! Imagine...

Thats My Review - Take Care Everyone & God Bless ,I Hope We ALL Find Happiness in not only our personal lives but as a whole!Thats a Dream we can all embrace.

Not funny at all, had to stop watching this cause it was so bad. Skip it

Don't take it too seriously...it's just a bit of fun!

Non-stop nonsense with the same budget as one week's grocery shopping!

Mike Epps' one-liners are hilarious though!

The trailer for the upcoming sequel looks promising.

So Meet the blacks is a parody of film, the Purge. Most of the comedy that I'm seeing comes from the fact that they are giving the same message as the Purge only being a lot more up front about it.

The Blacks stumbled upon some money and moved from the ghettos of Chi-Town to a luxurious space in Beverly Hills, where they thought they made it to a social status that made them immune form the annual purge, but of course when it begins, guess who all the purgers on the block come after. In all fairness, the neighborhood's dislike of the new family lowering their property value is the least of the Blacks' worries.

It's works as a look on social commentary the same way the Purge did. It also works better if you think of it as a series of sketches on a comedy show. Not every sketch is good but I got some laughs from George Lopez who played president La Bama ( a Mexican parody of President Obama). The great Charlie Murphy who plays the gangster the blacks stole money from to movie to Beverly Hills, and Mike Tyson who does not need to try hard to be funny.

Also like to give a shout out to the the gorgeous Latina they got to play Step-MILF Mrs. Black. From the moment she came on the screen her only job was to be eye candy and she did the job well and excelled.

I'm taking the movie for what it is. It's not Scary movie it's Scary movie 5 (which also features Iron Mike). It's not going to win any awards or gain an critical acclaim, but it made me laugh. Job well done.