Rotten
The miserable production values-the cardboard sets rival a Little Rascals talent show-and P's stone-faced delivery are merely amateurish, but as a vanity project for Griffin, Foolish is downright appalling.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Foolish
This big mouth is ready for the big time
1999 · 1h 24m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Dave Meyers
Overview
'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The film loses complete credibility when the audiences at the comedy clubs where Foolish works go wild with delight, way out of proportion to the hilarity of the material. And Foolish is just a little too smug about his artistic integrity.
Anita Gates, New York Times
Rotten
A strange combination of urban melodrama and comedy concert film.
Variety
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