Jul 11, 2008
REVIEW: College Road Trip
(Movie poster image from Wikipedia)
Even though I sorta-kinda-slightly enjoyed it, I figured Martin Lawrence couldn't sink any lower after doing Wild Hogs. Boy was I ever wrong. This from the man who cracked me up on the small screen in 'Martin' (anyone remember that show?) and who, alongside Will Smith, kicked butt, ran amok and wreaked havoc in Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2 on the big screen (there's talk of a BB3).
Forget Raven-Symoné's annoying role as college-bound-all-grown-up-now daughter 'Melanie Porter' and Kym Whitley's so-so performance as 'Mama Porter'. College Road Trip was a new low for Lawrence. How low? Any lower and he would've found himself in China (just in time for the Olympics).
However, two things saved his bacon. First, this is a Disney movie. As such, I shouldn't have been suprised that it turned out to be a cheesy, sappy, boring, lame-duck, irritatingly stupid, family-type movie. The second was 'Albert.' Throwing a pig in there and having it make an ass (asses, pigs, it's a regular barnyard) of overbearing-over-protective-daddy 'Chief James Porter' (Martin Lawrence) was cheesy and desperate, but it scored a few points with me.
The tagline for the film is: "They just can't get there fast enough" (where's there, the bathroom?) Instead, it should've been: "This movie can't finish fast enough."
(Movie poster image from Wikipedia)
Even though I sorta-kinda-slightly enjoyed it, I figured Martin Lawrence couldn't sink any lower after doing Wild Hogs. Boy was I ever wrong. This from the man who cracked me up on the small screen in 'Martin' (anyone remember that show?) and who, alongside Will Smith, kicked butt, ran amok and wreaked havoc in Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2 on the big screen (there's talk of a BB3).
Forget Raven-Symoné's annoying role as college-bound-all-grown-up-now daughter 'Melanie Porter' and Kym Whitley's so-so performance as 'Mama Porter'. College Road Trip was a new low for Lawrence. How low? Any lower and he would've found himself in China (just in time for the Olympics).
However, two things saved his bacon. First, this is a Disney movie. As such, I shouldn't have been suprised that it turned out to be a cheesy, sappy, boring, lame-duck, irritatingly stupid, family-type movie. The second was 'Albert.' Throwing a pig in there and having it make an ass (asses, pigs, it's a regular barnyard) of overbearing-over-protective-daddy 'Chief James Porter' (Martin Lawrence) was cheesy and desperate, but it scored a few points with me.
The tagline for the film is: "They just can't get there fast enough" (where's there, the bathroom?) Instead, it should've been: "This movie can't finish fast enough."
Labels: College Road Trip, Martin Lawrence, review
