Guess Who

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 25, 2005

8.2	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 119 Ratings

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MrMovieBuffAug 25, 2016

'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'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.… Expand

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