TheQuietStorm If you have seen movies, I mean the many films in the "WORLD," meaning all the films mentioned in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" book and the many other "Honorably Mentioned" films throughout the past century, then you would see why critics and real moviegoers alike, think that this movie is a steaming pile. That's why it's one of the 100 worst in IMDb.I can easily break it down why this movie is pure trash: WRITING-THE PITS! On the nose dialog, no character arc (no characters), a bunch of caricatures and stereotypical jokes. Not funny but intended on being a comedy. Nothing but toilet humor. What's with the going in the bushes to take a sh*t joke? If they gave me this film to direct, I would have to pass after a glimpse at the script. It's also cliché ridden. The same ole'cop being suspended or fired after ruining the integrity of the investigation at the end of ACT II. Pa-lease.ACTING--Even worse. Rosalyn Sanchez looks bored. Nick Cannon sucks. Too many hand gestures when he speaks his lines, the first thing they teach you NOT TO DO in that thing that most great actors (Pacino, Streep, Hoffman, Washington, DeNiro, Duvall, etc.) took advantage of when they were young in the sixties and seventies: (drumroll, then--) ACTING SCHOOL. Cannon is also a painful to watch, wannabe version of Eddie Murphy from "Beverly Hills Cop" (a vastly superior film I might add). And... am I the only one that didn't believe that Cannon was a cop? A cop? From where? Ethiopia? With his skinny, puny, "no arresting anyone above the age of seven" behind. I also didn't believe that the beautiful Sanchez would fall for him in any way. He looks like her little adopted brother. I could see him replacing the faulty leg of her kitchen table but that's about it.DIRECTING-INEPT HACK WORK. He should of canned Nick Cannon or tone him damn, starting with the whirlwind of hand gestures during his line reads. I wouldn't have cast so many beautiful women. Keep it real. They're cops damn it. The action scenes were done a billion and one times (after this film, a billion and two). If I were the director, I would be saving my money and lay off the trip to Dubai.And I agree. The film is stereotypically biased against white people, and worst of all it is done with no taste, no wit, no insight. Just the same ole--"white people can't dance" jokes.Nick Cannon is tired.

christian123 Police detective Tre Stokes (Nick Cannon) goes undercover at an upper class private school to infiltrate a car-thieving ring and find out who murdered one of the students, but he soon finds that this sort of school environment is very different from the streets of L.A.The premise is very thin and unoriginal so the strength of the film is entirely up to Nick Cannon. Unfortunately, Nick Cannon doesn't deliver. He tries way too hard to be funny and he only manages to make a couple of jokes work. I think he has some potential but he needs to pick better scripts. Also, he should start off as a supporting actor since he doesn't really have what it takes to be a leading man, in my opinion. The main problem with the film is the script since it's very lame and offensive. Most of the jokes are racist and derivative so there's another problem. Screenwriters David Wagner and Brent Goldberg come up with a bunch of annoying clichés that don't work out. They don't seem to be trying at all which isn't surprising since they are responsible for My Baby's Daddy.After Nick Cannon, the supporting actors aren't any better and this is clearly a paycheck movie for everyone involved. Shawn Ashmore is okay as Iceman but his performance isn't very good here. Cheech Marin doesn't really do anything special and he ends up being bland. Kelly Hu and Ian Gomez both play detectives and they just look bored throughout the entire film. Roselyn Sanchez is sadly underused in her role.Director Marcos Siega does an okay job behind the camera. He at least tries to keep things interesting with a few car sequences that should wake up the viewer. Besides for that and a few jokes, the film is a dud. The romance between Cannon and Sanchez is unbelievable and forced. Most of the supporting characters are one dimensional and they are props for Cannon's insults. The film is also pretty offensive with its racial stereotyping and outdated jokes. Underclassman could have been an enjoyable, harmless film even if it isn't original. However, the offensive script kills that opportunity and the movie ends up being below average. In the end, unless you're a big fan of Nick Cannon, skip this film. Rating 4/10

LivingDog The only audience that may find this pulp palatable would be perhaps 8th graders. All whites are: sloppy, fat, rude, vulgar, crooks, and stupid. People of color are going to: 1) save the world, 2) run the world, 3) help white people not be so lame, 4) help white people be better people, and 5) help white people play basketball. The script must have been written by the same author of the "Midnight Basketball" federal program.This movie is so horrible that an Ed Wood movie is wonderful by comparison. The continual racist play is topped with additional comments, such as: "chocolate has more flavor than vanilla" - even though the recipe called for vanilla.Besides the weakness of the script, directing, editing, and acting there is ... oh, there is nothing else. This movie is insulting on all levels and could only appeal to the black ku klux klan - move over "Birth of a Nation" you have a new contender for top racist movie ever made. 1/10 (Because IMDb.com doesn't allow negative scores.)-Zafoid

Seth Nelson I remember seeing Nick Cannon all throughout the early 2000s on Nickelodeon. He had everything, from being the man of "Nick" (hence his name and the name of the network; get it?) to having his own show and "All That" (both that show and everything Nick!) Man, I'm gonna pass out on my play of words here! (But I can say that my family used to watch Nick back at that time; that's why I am saying all of this junk!) Anyhow, Nick had grown out of "Nick" (there I go again!) and has starred in many movies from "Drumline" all the way to this movie which I think he has done a marvelous job in, "Underclassman!" This is truly one of Nick's finest right there with "Drumline!" I give it a 10 out of 10!