
Hilarious but not for everyone

I personally love this movie and was tempted to rate it higher. I laughed out loud at Jamie Kennedy's portrayal of B-Rad-G, AKA Brad Gluckman, a rich boy from Malibu who wants to be a gangsta rapper. His father (Ryan O'Neal), believing Brad is just putting on an act and fearing Brad's clothes & language will hurt his political campaign, has Brad kidnapped by two black actors posing as Boys From The Hood. The idea is to scare the "black" out of Brad, but it turns out the actors know even less about the hood than Brad does. No matter what happens, Brad stays true to himself, eventually defeating a ganglord, earning his Dad's respect, and getting the girl. Yes, it's silly and could be considered racist. Spoofs, no matter how funny, never win Academy Awards and usually wind up offending someone. If you like your films serious and politically correct, avoid MALIBU'S MOST WANTED. But if you are able to laugh at yourself and the stereotypes surrounding your culture --- whether you are black, white, rich, or poor --- then give this film a chance. It gets across the very valid messages that you should not judge a book by its cover, and that if you want something badly enough you can achieve it even if you come from the "wrong" racial or economic background.
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