When a lonely guy meets a woman on the internet who happens to be in prison, she breaks out to get him to prove her innocence, and proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle-class life.
The material is thin and pandering and almost criminally negligent in bypassing opportunities for humor.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
9 Mar 2003
rotten:
A Film in Which Steve Martin Will Appear in Full Hip-Hop Drag With Appropriate Slang for Not Less Than Six Minutes.
– Jane Dark,
Village Voice,
11 Mar 2003
rotten:
A comedy constructed from tapped-out ideas.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
14 Mar 2003
rotten:
You have somebody as smart as Steve Martin, and as smart and appealing as Queen Latifah in a movie like this. To have such an awful, offensive story is a real disappointment.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
18 Mar 2003
fresh:
A comedy that successfully plays with stereotypes, both racial and personal.