Fresh
t's a celebration of bonds that are thicker than blood and demonstrates above all that fame-and-fortune fantasies can blur divisions of race and class as persuasively as they can exaggerate them.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
B.A.P.S
These Pretty Women... Are Clueless!
1997 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy
Directed by
Robert Townsend
Overview
Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.
Director and cast
- Robert Townsend Director
- Halle Berry as Nisi
- Martin Landau as Mr. Donald Blakemore
- Ian Richardson as Manley
- Natalie Desselle-Reid as Mickey
- Troy Byer as Tracy Shaw
- Luigi Amodeo as Antonio
- Jonathan Fried as Isaac
- Pierre Edwards as Ali (as Pierre)
- Anthony Johnson as James (as A.J. Johnson)
- Bernie Mac Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Formulaic and distastefully fake, Townsend's modern fairy tale unsuccessfuly tries to combine the premise of Pretty Woman with the formats of the fish-out-of-water and culture-collision.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Rotten
Paying movie-goers deserve more, especially from someone who has previously shown signs of genuine comic aptitude.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
It's good for a half-hour of humor before the fun starts to dissolve.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
A very funny movie.
Esther Iverem, Washington Post
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