Review contains risqué spoiler, if you are easily offended do not read.
Every critic and reviewer in the world seemed to hate this movie, but I have to disagree with them. The movie is about two straight men that get put on a gay cruise ship. Critics seem to be pointing out that the gay men are portrayed as just a bunch of freaky stereotypes. I remember the poker players were very normal, and Roger Moore played a dignified man. In my opinion, the gay men were not portrayed in a bad light. Yes there were some stereotypes, but don't forget this is a comedy not a drama. It would be pretty boring if everyone played a straight bland character. All the characters are cartoonish in this movie. Even Horatio Sanz plays a stereotype, fat stupid guy. Critics make it seem like the gays are portrayed as a bunch of depraved perverts. I just think that they are looking for a good time; it would be no different then a comedy movie about a party cruise filled with heterosexuals. The heterosexuals would want to party and try to score, so I do not understand why it would be offensive to see gay men do the same.
If you need a reason to see this movie, see it because of the banana scene. Roselyn Sanchez plays the cruise ship dance teacher that Cuba Gooding courts throughout the movie. She has one of the sexiest scenes in any R rated movie, I have ever seen. She shows Cuba how she can play with a banana. She shows how she licks, and nibbles and kisses the lucky banana. It excites Cuba so much he has to run to the bathroom. I am surprised this scene did not cause a NC 17 rating. It was very risqué.
Yes, this is just a dumb movie, but sometimes dumb schlock movies can be a form of escapism. I will remember this movie as having a very special banana, James Bond, and sunbathing. 7/10, but then again I am the drunken_critic.
Every critic and reviewer in the world seemed to hate this movie, but I have to disagree with them. The movie is about two straight men that get put on a gay cruise ship. Critics seem to be pointing out that the gay men are portrayed as just a bunch of freaky stereotypes. I remember the poker players were very normal, and Roger Moore played a dignified man. In my opinion, the gay men were not portrayed in a bad light. Yes there were some stereotypes, but don't forget this is a comedy not a drama. It would be pretty boring if everyone played a straight bland character. All the characters are cartoonish in this movie. Even Horatio Sanz plays a stereotype, fat stupid guy. Critics make it seem like the gays are portrayed as a bunch of depraved perverts. I just think that they are looking for a good time; it would be no different then a comedy movie about a party cruise filled with heterosexuals. The heterosexuals would want to party and try to score, so I do not understand why it would be offensive to see gay men do the same.
If you need a reason to see this movie, see it because of the banana scene. Roselyn Sanchez plays the cruise ship dance teacher that Cuba Gooding courts throughout the movie. She has one of the sexiest scenes in any R rated movie, I have ever seen. She shows Cuba how she can play with a banana. She shows how she licks, and nibbles and kisses the lucky banana. It excites Cuba so much he has to run to the bathroom. I am surprised this scene did not cause a NC 17 rating. It was very risqué.
Yes, this is just a dumb movie, but sometimes dumb schlock movies can be a form of escapism. I will remember this movie as having a very special banana, James Bond, and sunbathing. 7/10, but then again I am the drunken_critic.