Thier actions are unmotivated and sometimes they have a hard time controlling the volume of their voice. The girls who attend the school are portrayed as dim. This could’ve been a good opportunity for some sharp jabs but the screenwriters drop the ball. No one does any double takes or questions Big Momma and Charmaine’s appearance. Did the police department construct this cast just in case situations like these arose?īecause of how painfully obvious the make-up is, it also adds to how moronic the characters are in the film. The only time Lawrence sheds his clothes is when Big Momma is asked to pose nude for an art class. Director John Whitesell and Screenwriters Matthew Fogel and Don Rhymer try to make use of this new asessory but don’t explain to the audience why this new disguise is in Lawrence’s hands. Instead of covering just his upper torso in lots of unrecognizable latex, Lawrence now embodies a large suit that resembles a naked, heavier set woman. Here, the appearance looks uncomfortable and ends up being a wasted opportunity. In the past films, Martin Lawrence’s Big Momma character looked more than passable and added a lot to the physical comedy.
#BIG MOMMA LIKE FATHER LIKE SON CAST AND CREW MOVIE#
It appears the actors have a hard time speaking with the large amount of make-up caked on to their faces especially Lawrence who looks like he can barely move his mouth. The look of the make-up in Big Mommas could be an allegory for how movie goers feel during the duration of the film droopy and exhausted. The cross dressing comedic duo venture off.īoth Lawrence and Jackson are disguised in make-up throughout and both actors have similar functioning problems. It just so happens that the key evidence to expose Chirkoff and his fiends is located on a memory stick at an all girls school. In order to protect their identities, Malcolm dons his Big Momma costume and supplies Trent with his own alternate persona, Charmaine Daisy Pierce. Before he knows it, Trent witnesses a murder by one of the gang members and word quickly spreads to Chirkoff. Frustrated and determined, Trent follows Malcolm on an undercover stakeout to confront him about the signature. All Trent has to do is get Malcolm to sign a contract.
When an agent notices Trent and his friends, the group suddenly has the chance to try and take a stab at reaching their goal. Trent goes by the stage alias “Prodi-G” and him and his pals aspire to be the next big names in hip hop. As Malcolm tries to track down evidence to dispose of the gang, Turner is also trying to control his stepson Trent, played by Brandon T. This time, the case involves a gang of russian mobsters lead by the snarling leader Chirkoff (hardy har har), played by Tony Curran. Malcolm Turner, played once again by Martin Lawrence, is hot on the trail on yet another hard hitting, investigative case. It’s even more obvious in this unimaginative, unfunny, and unnecessary addition. Big Momma’s House 2 was received rather poorly and although it pulled in a decent amount of cash, it was apparent that the Big Momma character had overstayed his/her welcome.
It’s as if these executives didn’t do in depth researching though. Why is this information relevant to the third installment, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son? I believe that executives looked at the initial high numbers and the large response to the second film and thought that fans would rush out to see another action/mystery helmed by a cop in drag. When the numbers were released on Sunday night, the move snagged the number one spot and earned a surprising amount of money at the end of it’s theatrical run. Back in 2006, the sequel to the hit Big Momma’s House was released on a slow weekend in February.
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