jseph1234-262-617488 One of my favorite movies of all-time. The way it portray a Solid black man as a Funky James Bond is just OUTRAGEOUSLY Excellent! Love looking at Denise Richards lovely ass as a NICE bonus! Having grown in the 1970's this film just so beautifully and hilariously portrays the Black Pride of that period along with all of the positive growth that occur through the character of Undercover Brother. Each spoof had me rolling on the floor laughing my ass off. Moreover, the way the supporting cast brings it all together just the secret sauce to make "Uncover Brother" too funky too miss!! SOLID! And might I again mention that Denise Richards looks at her LOVELIEST!!!

BA_Harrison There are those who believe—quite reasonably, in my opinion—that Undercover Brother, an African-American Austin Powers rip-off starring Eddie Griffin, promotes reverse racism by depicting whites as evil, uncool, and dedicated to oppressing the black race via a variety of underhand means. But that isn't what I found most objectionable about the film: it was the lack of decent gags that really bothered me.Undercover Brother's extremely lazy comedy clearly strives to emulate Mike Meyers' wacky style, but the result is a series of desperately unfunny gags that made me cringe more than laugh; a shame, because the crazy world of a funky soul-brother obsessed with the 70s is surely a potential comedic goldmine, offering more than enough material for a couple of hours of genuinely laugh-out loud silliness.Or perhaps I just didn't find the film funny because I'm a nerdy and humourless honky with zero taste in almost everything.

lafchef This movie uses the great imagery of the seventies black style along with amazing material to keep you laughing until you cry. The lines are peppered with in your face truths, great music, big Afros and a heavy dose of Chappelle magic. Our family purchased the DVD several seasons ago and we watch it at least 4 or 5 times a year. What's with the 5.7 stars? First of all, it should be a 10. What were they thinking? Our hope is that Dave is inspired by some white folks near Savannah Ga who think he is the greatest and comes back with Undercover Brother II! For now, we will keep watching the reruns and Undercover Brother DVD's until the next work arrives. We are dedicated.You have buy the film and see for yourself!

Andrew Pelechaty These days, we're all used to the weekly deluge of movies adapted from novels, comics and other mediums, but 'Undercover Brother' – released in 2003 - was one of the first movies to be adapted from an internet source. The film is based on a series of internet-based short animated episodes, also called 'Undercover Brother'. The adaptation is successful (with some scenes lifted directly from the animated shorts), focusing on racial stereotypes while paying homage to spy movies and seventies blaxploitation films.Eddie Griffin is brilliant as the confident, swaggering, yet good-hearted title character, who is called into the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D organisation to stop The Man after he kidnapped presidential hopeful General Warren Boutwell (Billy Dee Williams) and brainwashed him to sell fried chicken, with an aim to wipe out the black community.One of the strengths of this movie is the cast. Aside from the aforementioned Griffin and Williams, there's Dave Chappelle as Conspiracy Brother, in a role not dissimilar to his stand-up routine (in this case a good thing), Gary Anthony Williams (who provided many of the voices in the original internet series) as Smart Brother, Aujanue Ellis as the headstrong Sistah Girl, the backbone of the group, Neil Patrick Harris (before his breakout roles in the 'Harold and Kumar' movies and 'How I Met Your Mother') as the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D's white intern Lance, Chris Kattan as Mr. Feather, the underling to The Man who is secretly enchanted by black culture, Denise Richards as White She-Devil, described as 'the black man's kryptonite', and a cameo from James Brown, the Godfather of Soul.While there is a lot of silly humour in this film (like the 'Austin Powers' trilogy) and broad racial stereotypes – black people like fried chicken and hate mayonnaise – the black director Malcolm D. Lee, and the predominantly black cast ensures the black characters are never mocked for a cheap laugh.The soundtrack is a highlight, with a lot of songs from the blaxploitation era, some Michael Jackson and more modern urban music. Even if you're not a fan of this genre of music, it's still fairly catchy.Though it's very much a comedy (at times very silly but never stupid), the film has a lot to say about how ridiculous racial stereotypes are. The role of Boutwell as the possible first black president is relevant to modern viewers (even though the film's only six years old) with the presidency of Barack Obama only a few months old.Overall, 'Undercover Brother' is a hilarious, silly film, which pays homage to the spy and blaxploitation genre and explores racial stereotypes without ridiculing them for cheap laughs.