Tag Archives: Jada Pinkett

Woo - *

Posted on May 8, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Daisy v.S. Mayer directs this blind date comedy that’s more uncomfortable than a bad date. Boring, uninteresting and pointless, the film wastes both its talent and your time. Woo is the name given to Jada Pinkett Smith’s free-spirited character. Beautiful … Continue reading →

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Set It Off - * 1/2*

Posted on November 6, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

This hybrid of Waiting to Exhale and Dead Presidents is chock full of predictable situations and flat characters. The film opens strongly, as Frankie (Vivica A. Fox), a bank teller, recognizes one of the armed men who rob her bank. … Continue reading →

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The Nutty Professor - * * *

Posted on June 28, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Eddie Murphy stars in this hilarious remake of the Jerry Lewis Jekyll-and-Hyde story. Murphy (in one of several roles) stars as Professor Sherman Klump, a shy and very overweight chemist. Klump is smitten by a new professor, Miss Purdy (Jada … Continue reading →

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