Amos & Andrew

A few years ago when I first saw a poster with Samuel and Nicolas, I immediatelly rented this movie. 'Cause I am a great fan of both and knowing that they are legendary actors I haven't imagine that this movie... Full review

This film is possibly one of the funniest films ever. A seriously great flick which will make you laugh more than ones. Great acting, writing and directing and the plot is so brilliant that you want believe it. Samuel L.... Full review

Amos & Andrew (1993).Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) is a rich and successful black man who buys a vacation house in New England.And as he is unpacking some of his belongs the Neighbours see him and mistake him for a... Full review

Good comedy, well written & acted. Unusual part for Samuel Jackson, a nice change, and he does an excellent job in his roll. Dabney Coleman does an outstanding job of portraying the stereotypical dumb-racist-goofy sheriff. I think the only overacted... Full review

When famous Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves into a new home on a New England resort island, he is mistaken by his new neighbors Phil (Michael Lerner) and Judy Gillman (Margaret Colin) as a thief because... Full review

Clumsily written, the quasi-buddy comedy of mistaken identity stars Samuel L. Jackson as a racist writer on a posh Massachusetts island who is mistaken for being a burglar. After dodging a shower of police gunfire at his house everyone finds... Full review

Hated by some critics, ignored by the movie-viewing public, "Amos and Andrew" is a very underrated movie with a message. First of all, this film has great performances from the whole cast. Nicholas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman, all... Full review

One of the most underrated, overlooked comedies of the 1990s, and a social satire that DOES work, Maltin's faulty opinion to the contrary. Cage is brilliant, as is Bob Balaban. Writer/director E. Max Frye deserved much better reception for this... Full review

The reviews for `Amos & Andrew' are all over the place, from Leonard Maltin's `BOMB' to The Washington Post Style section critic's rave (though the Post's Weekend section reviewer gave it a devastating pan).Any movie that gets this range of... Full review

This is a very good comedy with two very good actors. It was a cool movie to watch. I never heard of it before, and i was'nt disappointed. im happy i saw this movie. you must see this one.... Full review

Unfortunately, the movie is just as bad. Not that "Amos & Andrew" is intended to be in poor taste. MST The title sounds like a bad joke - "Amos & Andrew. ... Full Review

As a result, "Amos & Andrew" is a very funny little film with big pleasures, and a most promising debut. Frye also made a brilliant choice in casting Nicolas Cage in the role of Amos ... Full Review

Film's premise might have been mildly amusing....When Jackson lapses into preachy speeches, Frye's pretense of satire is in doubt.....the recurring but unresolved plot device of Cage's fondness for underage girls, in particular cute pizza delivery lady Aimee Graham.....Jackson is miscast, with a relentless heaviness to his performance..... ... Full Review

It's tough to laugh while you're hurting, but that's what "Amos and Andrew" wants us to do. The movie is not bad so much as misguided. It contains a lot of funny moments and some good performances, but all the same. ... Full Review

The title sounds like a bad joke - "Amos & Andrew."Unfortunately, the movie is just as bad.Not that "Amos & Andrew" is intended to be in poor taste. ... Full Article

When African-American professional Andrew Sterling ( Samual L.Jackson ) moves into a summer home on an up-tight all-white New England resort island, the snoopy white neighbors are sure he must be breaking and entering. ... Full Article

Comedies about racism risk trivializing the issue on the one hand or becoming preachy and dull on the other. AMOS & ANDREW manages to do both. ... Full Article