hoxjennifer Big Momma's House is nothing new or innovative, but it is a lot of fun and absolutely hilarious. Think Mrs. Doubtfire but with black humour. Typical of other disguise films of the early 2000's (like White Chicks), Big Momma's House certainly needs to be given the benefit of the doubt. Everyone knows there's something different about Big Momma, but nobody can tell the difference between Malcolm (FBI agent impersonating the southern voluptuous grandmother) and the real Big Momma. Of course, Malcolm falls for the girl who he's trying to incriminate. Of course there's going to be a happy ending and of course the bad guy is going to get caught. We all know that. There's no surprises. But Big Momma's House is absolutely hilarious and was a lot of fun to watch. Genuinely made me laugh out loud. I'd say it's up there for me in terms of comedy movies.

AlexanderJ337 A few people have said that this film is unrealistic and yeah, you're right, but if all films were true-to-life, what would be the point in cinema.I admit that this kind of comedy may be an acquired taste, but I for one found it hilarious. It is mostly original, and there really is a laugh-per-minute script. For all of those that gave this a bad review, we must have been watching different movies, because I loved the film and all of the squeals!9/10

FAITH4 Sammy Malcolm (Martin Lawrence) decides to investigate the case of a criminal who recently escaped from prison. The way Malcolm investigates the case is to dress up as a famous neighborhood icon, Big Momma, after the real Big Momma leaves for awhile. The woman he is going to investigate is Sherry (Nia Long). Sherry was the former lover of the man who escaped from prison. Little does Malcolm know that he will become attracted to Sherry once he meets her. I didn't really think that "Big Momma's House" was a ripoff of "The Nutty Professor." They have a lot of similarities, but I think it's a lot more like "Mrs. Doubtfire." I thought "Big Momma's House" was funnier than "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps." While both are great comedy movies with tons of laughs, this movie wins my vote for funniest movie of the year by far. Just about all the movie's pranks and lines are hilarious, especially when Malcolm slips up and says or does things that'll make you wonder if Malcolm has forgotten that he's dressed up as Big Momma. Anybody who likes comedy movies such as "Tootsie" or "Mrs. Doubtfire" should really like "Big Momma's House," it's the must see comedy of the year!

jpsemprini I never saw this movie during its original theatrical release. I never saw this movie during its original showings on premium cable. I only viewed it some eight years later. I wish I had never seen it at all. This has got to be one of the stupidest movies I have ever watched in my whole life. Almost, but not quite as bad as Weekend At Bernie's. The whole premise of the film is a complete insult to just about anyone's intelligence. The key to making even a very incredulous plot line palatable is to create one in which the audience will at least WANT to believe. To me, this film doesn't even come close to meeting that test. But one redeeming value I got from it was that it made my mind up very quickly that I will never watch Big Momma's House 2.