Soul Man
He didn't give up, he got down.
He didn't give up, he got down.
Comedy
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1986
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A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
24 Oct 1986
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$4,500,000
Revenue:
$35,000,000
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It's a blithe, silly, good-natured movie and, of its kind, quite an enjoyable one.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The pity is, it isn't even outrageous.
– Paul Attanasio,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Of course, simply everyone is completely bamboozled by our hero's disguise, even though he now looks like a Ken doll with liver disease.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
This is a genuinely interesting idea, filled with dramatic possibilities, but the movie approaches it on the level of a dim-witted sit-com.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
In the end, however, it's let down by one easy laugh too many.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006