Review of B*A*P*S

B*A*P*S (1997)
3/10
The Vidiot Reviews...
25 August 2014
B*A*P*S

The reason there are no black monarchs in America is colonists hated British rule as much as black emancipation.

However, the Black American Princesses in this comedy come close.

Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle-Reid) head to LA to raise capital for a soul-food hair salon in Atlanta.

While unsuccessful at sudden stardom, Nisi lands a gig as the lost love of an ailing millionaire (Martin Landau).

Eventually the ostentation twosome rub elbows with the elite and introduce them to their brash urban branding.

All the while becoming the unknowing accomplishes to a plan to extort their sugar-granddaddy of his millions.

A cultural misstep, this lowbrow lampoon of black/white relations may feature some first-rate funnymen (Bernie Mac, Rudy Ray Moore, Faizon Love) but its depiction of both races is offensively unfunny.

Besides, neighbours would be calling the cops every time they saw B*A*P*s entering the old man's mansion.

Red Light

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