Undercover Brother

An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization, The Man, defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell (Billy Dee Williams) has a weird behavior in... Full review

As spoof movies go, this one is pretty good. Usually with these kind of films you have to wade through a dozen lame jokes to find one that raises a laugh, but here the hits are just about on a... Full review

If I want a good laugh, it's a sure thing when I pop this movie in. I've read some of the other critiques, and I wonder if we've all seen the same movie. For those that complain about it being... Full review

If you find 'Family Guy', 'Married ... with Children' or even 'The Simpsons' to be in bad taste, you may want to avoid this movie. If you found 'Good Times' and 'What's Happening!' to be stereotypical and buffoonish, you probably... Full review

This movie wasn't expecting Oscars. It does what it was made to do. I only give it an 8 because it has some of the funniest lines in it. (Ex: Dave Chappelle: George Washington Carver made the first computer out... Full review

There's seems to be a lot of misplaced animosity among, what I presume, are "white" commentators, regarding this film's racial thrust.The film isn't about belittling or ridiculing "white people."The film is about tackling prejudices: And specifically those among the U.S.'s... Full review

Uneven but entertaining comedy which puts an effective comic spin on popular blaxploitation films. Griffin, a stylish, super cool secret agent who always gets his man, is recruited by an ambitious black brotherhood to investigate the ambiguous actions of a... Full review

I loved "Undercover Brother!" It's the movie "Pootie Tang" should have been! I found it over-the-top, laugh-out-loud funny! Eddie Griffin scores as Undercover Brother, an afrolicious version of Austin Powers. And Chris Kattan is hilarious as Mr. Feather, an evil... Full review

Many films in the history of the cinema have been difficult to identify, and this one embodies some of the typical exasperations of critiquing film. Definitely a hit or miss film, you either have to know about the blaxploitation movement... Full review

Undercover Brother is a smart and sassy comedy similar to Austin Powers. Eddie Griffin stars as Undercover Brother a smooth seceret agent type cat who is out to save the world from the Man. He gets help from the brother... Full review

The rest of the movie, sadly, relies on lampooning already-lampooned blaxploitation cliches, and Conspiracy Brother's irritating, lame "theories. Part of the problem, I think, is that Undercover Brother himself isn't given much to do. ... Full Review

The usually sane and talented Malcolm D. Lee directed the film and pretty much fails in the set-up and execution of every joke. Most of the humor of Undercover Brother consists of trite generalizations: black people love chicken, and black men love white women, afros, funk, and 70s chic. ... Full Review

Garbed in full-bodied Afro and slick 70's leather, it's up to Undercover Brother (Eddie Griffin) and the BROTHERHOOD (an organization of black super-spies) to stop "The Man" from further undermining the future of the Black Man. This time, it's perched atop the head of wannabe movie star Eddie Griffin, whose most notable notes have been big roles in movies that belly-flopped their way into obscurity. ... Full Review

This film may not be for everyones taste as it pokes fun at the expense of black culture in a lighthearted manner. Every spy film usually has more than one woman, and Richards indeed is a beauty to behold. ... Full Review

Undercover Brother does prove Dave Chappelle to be the funniest man walking the Earth at this moment in time. I wanted to like Undercover Brother, but I'm going to have to give it a fail. His film career up 'til now has been lackluster at best. ... Full Review

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Though the 34-year-old star of Undercover Brother is not yet at the peak of his career, he is clearly following in the inspired footsteps of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy. ... Full Article

Coming May 31st, Spike Lees cousin, Malcolm, takes his hand at a blaxploitation comedy starring the rising comedic talent Eddie Griffin and sex kitten Denise Richards. It is kind of ironic that Malcolm is testing these waters after cousin Spike ... Full Article

Misses the Mark A Review by John Beachem 06/02/2002 When evil criminal mastermind, The Man, tries to ruin a prominent black politicians (Billy Dee Williams) chances to run for president, its up to the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. to stop him. ... Full Article

Undercover Brother is a funny concept... for a short film. I'm quite a fan of the Blaxploitation films of the 70's and can think of a few movies made in the past 15 years that have successfully spoofed ( I'm... ... Full Article