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Who's Your Caddy?
- Review Date: November 25, 2007
- PG-13
- Genre: Comedy
- 2007
Common Sense Media says
Big Boi's awful golf comedy is way below par.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this golf comedy contains some tasteless jokes (about farts, male genitalia, marijuana, to name just a few themes) and borderline-offensive portrayals of African Americans. Although one character is a successful attorney, the rest of the black characters belong to a hip-hop mogul's entourage. There are no sex scenes but lots of innuendo -- including several allusions to "size" and a bathroom scene where three men's behinds are visible. And while the language is standard for PG-13, it occurs fairly frequently. A 15-year-old boy is taken to a nightclub where he's encouraged to "slap" a half-naked dancer in the butt.
What's the story?
In this golf comedy, hip-hop mogul C-Note (Antwan Andre "Big Boi" Patton), forces Cummings (Jeffrey Jones), the snooty president of a South Carolina country club, to grant him a membership. Why would he want to join such an elitist, seemingly racist organization? His father was a faithful caddy at the club, so it's a make-papa-proud endeavor. While Cummings tries to get C-Note kicked out of the country club, the hip-hopper and his rowdy crew turn the place upside down with their outrageous antics.
Is it any good?
WHO'S YOUR CADDY? might seem like a Caddyshack clone with a hip-hop twist. But this "comedy" makes a lowbrow offering like Norbit seem like Citizen Kane by comparison. The problem is there's nothing touching about the story, and C-Note and his crew are a group of walking stereotypes.
If the talented hip-hopper's goal is to become the next Ice Cube, he has sadly fallen way off course with this awful, borderline offensive comedy with few redeeming qualities. There's really not much to say about this film except that Big Boi should either get a better agent or a better sense of what makes a good film, because this golf comedy is a complete whiff.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about racism and stereotypes. What African-American and hip-hop stereotypes are presented in the story? What about upper-class white stereotypes?
Were the jokes funny or offensive?
Kids: How was the club president like a bully?
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Killer Caddy!
This movie has brought up an important issue in our lives! Watch out for your caddy when u go golfing next time because u could get butt raped and get aids just like the guy in this movie!
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| Studio: | Weinstein Co. |
| Director: | Don Michael Paul |
| Cast: | Antwan Big Boi Patton, Faizon Love, Jeffrey Jones |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 90 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | July 31, 2007 |
| DVD release date: | November 27, 2007 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | crude and sexual content, some nudity, language and drug material. |
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