Underclassman

2005
4.4| 1h35m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 02 September 2005 Released
Producted By: Miramax
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A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring.

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TheQuietStorm If you have seen movies, I mean the many films in the "WORLD," meaning all the films mentioned in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" book and the many other "Honorably Mentioned" films throughout the past century, then you would see why critics and real moviegoers alike, think that this movie is a steaming pile. That's why it's one of the 100 worst in IMDb.I can easily break it down why this movie is pure trash: WRITING-THE PITS! On the nose dialog, no character arc (no characters), a bunch of caricatures and stereotypical jokes. Not funny but intended on being a comedy. Nothing but toilet humor. What's with the going in the bushes to take a sh*t joke? If they gave me this film to direct, I would have to pass after a glimpse at the script. It's also cliché ridden. The same ole'cop being suspended or fired after ruining the integrity of the investigation at the end of ACT II. Pa-lease.ACTING--Even worse. Rosalyn Sanchez looks bored. Nick Cannon sucks. Too many hand gestures when he speaks his lines, the first thing they teach you NOT TO DO in that thing that most great actors (Pacino, Streep, Hoffman, Washington, DeNiro, Duvall, etc.) took advantage of when they were young in the sixties and seventies: (drumroll, then--) ACTING SCHOOL. Cannon is also a painful to watch, wannabe version of Eddie Murphy from "Beverly Hills Cop" (a vastly superior film I might add). And... am I the only one that didn't believe that Cannon was a cop? A cop? From where? Ethiopia? With his skinny, puny, "no arresting anyone above the age of seven" behind. I also didn't believe that the beautiful Sanchez would fall for him in any way. He looks like her little adopted brother. I could see him replacing the faulty leg of her kitchen table but that's about it.DIRECTING-INEPT HACK WORK. He should of canned Nick Cannon or tone him damn, starting with the whirlwind of hand gestures during his line reads. I wouldn't have cast so many beautiful women. Keep it real. They're cops damn it. The action scenes were done a billion and one times (after this film, a billion and two). If I were the director, I would be saving my money and lay off the trip to Dubai.And I agree. The film is stereotypically biased against white people, and worst of all it is done with no taste, no wit, no insight. Just the same ole--"white people can't dance" jokes.Nick Cannon is tired.
LivingDog The only audience that may find this pulp palatable would be perhaps 8th graders. All whites are: sloppy, fat, rude, vulgar, crooks, and stupid. People of color are going to: 1) save the world, 2) run the world, 3) help white people not be so lame, 4) help white people be better people, and 5) help white people play basketball. The script must have been written by the same author of the "Midnight Basketball" federal program.This movie is so horrible that an Ed Wood movie is wonderful by comparison. The continual racist play is topped with additional comments, such as: "chocolate has more flavor than vanilla" - even though the recipe called for vanilla.Besides the weakness of the script, directing, editing, and acting there is ... oh, there is nothing else. This movie is insulting on all levels and could only appeal to the black ku klux klan - move over "Birth of a Nation" you have a new contender for top racist movie ever made. 1/10 (Because IMDb.com doesn't allow negative scores.)-Zafoid
Seth Nelson I remember seeing Nick Cannon all throughout the early 2000s on Nickelodeon. He had everything, from being the man of "Nick" (hence his name and the name of the network; get it?) to having his own show and "All That" (both that show and everything Nick!) Man, I'm gonna pass out on my play of words here! (But I can say that my family used to watch Nick back at that time; that's why I am saying all of this junk!) Anyhow, Nick had grown out of "Nick" (there I go again!) and has starred in many movies from "Drumline" all the way to this movie which I think he has done a marvelous job in, "Underclassman!" This is truly one of Nick's finest right there with "Drumline!" I give it a 10 out of 10!
Ivan Kostadinov I'm really upset at the rating for this movie? Why so low? I didn't really like Nick Canon(SP?) until i saw Wild N Out, and that didn't really do much for me either, but in this movie he is good. The plot is about Canon, being a bike cop and wanting some more respect. He eventually gets an undercover job posing as a student to try to solve a car/drug mystery. Everyone said that he was a horrible actor, has bad comedic timing, but thats not right. I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It brought you comedy and action, the two prevalent factors in watchable movies these days. Canon has that kind of comedy where he is trying to be funny, and succeeds.