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And now it’s time for a little soft Rock

by Erin Chan Ding [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[29.Feb.08] :. Even Chris Rock feels flickers of burnout. It’s just that Rock’s version of taking a respite from directing and starring in movies entails a six-month, stand-up comedy tour that is...

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Bee Movie

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Nov.07] :. A possible trans-species romance turns instead into a strangely balanced relationship comprised of financial and legal accord -- with a bit of ecological crisis and subsequent alignment to boot.

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I Think I Love My Wife

by Tiffany White

[27.Aug.07] :. When you strip away all its jokiness and "Rock-isms", there's actually a good film hiding in here.

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The Longest Yard: Widescreen Collector’s Edition (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Oct.05] :. Given the prison's largely nonwhite population, Paul's friendship with Caretaker (Chris Rock) is invaluable in assembling the team.

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Everybody Hates Chris

by Michael Buening

[22.Sep.05] :. The brilliantly constructed and deceptively complex pilot succeeds by not trying to force an awkward story over the exposition required of a premiere episode.

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The Longest Yard (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.05] :. Sandler is resolutely unriled, whether abused by guards, the warden, or his own teammates, which makes him a decidedly peculiar action comedy hero.

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Madagascar (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.May.05] :. What could be better -- you have four legs, all kinds of energy, and all the room in the world?"

Comedian (2002)

by Stephen Kelly

[25.Aug.03] :. Comedian presents stand-up comics as working stiffs.

Head of State (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Mar.03] :. As crossover-dreamy as it is, Head of State may just grant him enough industry clout to drag it - the industry -- along with him.

Bad Company (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Jun.02] :. PULL.

Down to Earth (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

And so, here comes Mr. Rock, invading the white folks' world with something approximating a vengeance.

Dogma (1999)

by Todd R. Ramlow

Kevin Smith's recent offering, Dogma, is truly the cinematic equivalent of Michael Stipe's over-burdened generational angst and swollen lyrics.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

by Ben Varkentine

Here's the short version of this review: 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' is a very funny movie.

Nurse Betty (2000)

by Lesley Smith

Perhaps LaBute's willingness to let the audience close enough to his characters, both psychologically and physically, to appreciate such minor-key modulations, is the movie's biggest surprise.

Nurse Betty (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It's revealing that Wesley (Chris Rock) remains locked in an ignoble self-image born of gangster and 'hood movies: eager to emulate and please his mentor, he explains his flamboyant violence by saying, 'I'm just trying to make a statement.'"

Pootie Tang (2001)

by Josh Jones

Pootie's got more than one joke, but only enough for this single layered, but thankfully brief, outing..