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This is a cult classic; the critics hated it when it came out but it has a lot of staying power as a social critique and one that makes fun of everybody. It's got a few obnoxious moments and a lot of low-brow toilet humor but I really enjoyed it. The Wayans brothers are hilarious, and I think the terrible makeup that's makes them obviously very unnatural looking adds to the comedy. A lot of funny scenes, like the dinner date with Terry Crews and the girls all singing along to rap music in the car.

A good comedy movie that I think is very funny and will get plenty of laughs from viewers.

I think that's why it got such low stars on IMDb. Why is everyone so harsh on the film? I actually laughed at most of the movie. Yes, some of it is a little over the top silly. Sometimes you need that though. I don't know. Maybe I was in one of those good moods. And I could've just liked any movie. But I did think that this was very funny. There are some typical moments in a man dressed as a woman comedy. Shawn and Marlyn do make some ugly women. But that is what made this movie so funny. I would recommend it for a silly laugh. Remember, just don't take it seriously. Come on IMDb users, HAVE A LITTLE FUN! That's what makes movies fun and enjoyable.

7/10

After an unsuccessful mission, FBI agents Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans) and Marcus Copeland (Marlon Wayans) fall in disgrace in the agency. They decide to swap their bad position with his superior Section Chief Elliott Gordon (Frankie Faison) working undercover in an abduction case, disguised in the two spoiled white daughters of a tycoon, Brittany and Tiffany Wilson, getting in hilarious situations.

I like the silly and funny movies that Keenen Ivory Wayans directs. His formula, mixing gross, low level and racist jokes are hilarious and highly recommended for days when you are down and trouble. My soccer time lost the game in the afternoon and I was very upset. While watching "White Chicks", I laughed a lot and I really liked this comedy, which will never be nominated to an Oscar or to Cannes. But it is delightful to shutdown the brain and feel amusement and joy with this type of silliness to improve the humor. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "As Branquelas" ("White Chicks")

Okay, I was dragged kicking and screaming to this movie. I made my friends pay for my ticket in protest when the majority voted to see this and I was stranded at the movie theater without my car. When I first heard of it, I thought the premise was absurd, the make-up laughable and the jokes seemed racist. I was right about the first two things. Yes, you are not fooled for one minute that Marlon and Shawn are actually either of the 2 pampered princesses they impersonate. Yes, you can't imagine anyone else being fooled either. But for one moment, just suspend your disbelief and take this movie for what it is... a comedy. A gut-busting, rolling on the floor laughing and quotable one-liners kind of comedy. This was the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. This movie makes fun of everyone-- black, white, rich, poor, dorks, cool people... no one is safe. And the brother who falls for Marlon in disguise had me pee-ing in my pants! And there's even bit of commentary about social and racial stereotypes. All in all, an enjoyable experience.

Ever since I watched this movie, I was in a state of dilemma whether to review it or not.

Publishing your reviews for this movie meant revealing your inner guilt of loving this "killer comedy", so be it.

Let it be known to those who desperately need a break from all the chaos of the world and just want to have a good laugh (may not be healthy, coz it is too much to handle).

I would have never seen this movie if it wasn't for younger siblings. It's the kind of movie you don't think you will ever see and I saw it and I laughed again and again.

I didn't find it racist because I found the comedy mostly geared toward differences between men and women and the most hilarious aspects of the film come from the Wayan's brothers dressing up as the girls and the tribulations they have.

Personally I can understand how anyone over the age of twenty might not find it as funny. It's a comedy mostly geared toward younger people in the way of Night at the Roxbury or even Clueless. My advice would be to see it but don't expect too much...maybe you'll like it.

Too funny.. a cult classic that never goes out of style... obligatory to see repeatedly from time to time, because it never disappoints, and always brings a lot of laughs!!

I'm not too much of a fan of the Wayans brothers, but this time they shined, both as actors and as producers.... Terry crews is another one that does not disappoint and gives birth to an already cult character in the comedy films of the 2000s

many believe that giving too much importance and praise to this film is a mistake or sounds incoherent, since there are things that do not make sense or implausible situations that do not add up even if they happened in fiction.... but it is no less true that it entertains , and a lot to the viewer.

Very good and very funny comedy... love it.

Talk about double standards! Its a good job some of us have thick skin I suppose.

If you haven't seen this movie you're missing out on a classic and original comedy that ages like a fine wine.

The fact this only has 5 stars is atrocious. It's at least a solid 8 stars or at least 7, but not 5.

From the previews and my own idea of what the movie might be like, I was very hesitant to spend the time to even give this one a chance. That is, at least, a critical part of this movie. You must at least give it a chance. If you aren't willing to take a leap, then I doubt you will get much out of it...and even then it won't be a huge amount. Quickly from the outlandish premise, the characteristic differences of a rich white woman and black man are laid out heavily. This will form the foundation, one might think obviously, of the movie. Most of the movie for me was watched through a wince of pain as a train wreck unfolded before my eyes. Although, that is simply part of the fun and entertainment here. You know it is ridiculous, and thoughts of, 'Wow, how much worse could it be' seep in and you begin to enjoy it. If you are looking for shallow comedy, yes, you have found it...and there is nothing wrong with that.

I found the man playing Latrell to be a solid inspiration of humor. He put what may be the best performance into this movie and even saying that now surprises me. He was hilarious. The Wayans brothers do as well as anyone could hope to in their role, playing to the ridiculous situation well.

Another movie in a trend of superfluous comedy. White Chicks has its place here, and is worth seeing. After all, what price can you put on a laugh, even if its only one.

This movie never fails to make me laugh, it's the perfect parody humor. The acting is good from most of the cast and though the storyline is basic, it holds up. There are so many iconic moments, Terry Crews singing A thousand miles, the fitting room scene, and the epic dance off. One of my favs for a go to laugh.

I saw this at the drive in, it was a double feature with Spiderman 2, which was excellent. I debated wether to stay for it or not and decided to check it out.

I had extremely low expectations for this movie and was surprised, it was allot better than I thought it would be. Occasionally I like to take in a dumb movie, but there is funny dumb and there is lame dumb, I'm happy to report that this was funny dumb. Not as funny dumb as say Dumb and Dumber or Stuck on You, but still not as insulting as I thought it'd be.

There were a few jokes where you groaned, but in the most part this was an enjoyable movie.

Scott

Let me just say firstly the title of the movie was wrong. It obviously made people assume that the film was about the differences between black and white people. I would say about less than ten of the jokes, out of the film containing tens upon tens of funny lines, was about the racial differences.

It was about men learning about what women go through in life. They get to experience different people that women encounter, such as strong overpowering men, rude devious women, fashion, shopping, waxes (ouch!), etc.

But instead of making you feel like you're being lectured, they make you laugh and learn instead.

The Wayans are not making fun of white people, they're mocking people such as the Hiltons; the false life that people like them can lead; how money can hide people from reality and can lead to corruption.

On the DVD, you can see for yourself what the white actresses have to say. That they enjoyed themselves, and love the concept. Who would join a cast who were making fun of your race? If the Wayans disliked white people so much, they would've gotten black actors/actresses and put them under make-up, instead of hiring white actors/actresses in the first place. Even the director states that this film is about the differences between men and women.

Please give this film the same chance that you would give any other.

P.S. Was Mrs. Doubtfire making fun of old people?

This movie is actually not that bad, a story starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans as two disgraced FBI agents assigned to go undercover, disguised as blonds, to protect a the Wilson Sisters, hotel heiresses, from a kidnapping plot.

This movie is full of crude humor and jokes, but they are not overly done, which makes this a tolerable movie to enjoy. This movie also pokes fun at people of different culture and background, harmless enough to appreciate the humor than rather to be offended about it. I especially liked Terry Crews' character, portraying a non-stereotypical black man who likes teenage-pop music.

This movie is probably not meant to be taken seriously, as the plot is and overall story are average at best, but it's really not bad of a fan to enjoy a good laugh from.

Grade B-

The movie had a few funny scenes in it. I actually saw more funny scenes in the movie then I did in the previews for the movie which is a good thing. Some of the characters are annoying as hell, but some also are very funny. If you're looking for a great movie, this is not it, but if you're just looking for a few cheap laughs to tickle the funny bone, this will probably suffice. It is probably JUST funny enough to justify a viewing, just be sure that you're in the mood for this kind of movie. I like the Wayans brothers, they seem like pretty nice guys, so I'm inclined to give them a favorable review. There were a lot of things that could have been "overdone" in this type of movie, like a lot of animosity between Wayans and the two "rival" non-African FBI agents, but they kept it at just the right level, thank god. I actually liked most of the scenes involving the other two FBI guys, so they did a good job writing the parts for those two. The Latrelle Spencer character was also very funny and great. Worth a watch probably. 6/10.

This movie is simply funny, it aims to make you laugh and no more. Anyone who dissect the plot and put the acting and screenplay of this film under a microscope is missing the entire point of this movie.

This is a comedy, not a documentary or an historical saga, this is plane humor, dumb with a bit of a slapstick taste... The entire situation is fictional of course and that's what so funny about it. I've read some comment about this movie here and the people who wrote these comment are way off, talking like those big-shot movie critics.

This is a fun movie to watch with a "stupid" yet hilarious story, simple comedy and a lot of what some people call "toilet humor" (which is always funny) - it's nothing more than pure entertainment and it leaves you with a smile on your face which is never a bad thing, right? I've seen this movie 5 times and I still laugh my heart out! :-D

Basically, it's another comedy with a far fetched plot, but is still entertaining. It's about two screw-up FBI agents who dress up as two white socialites for a weekend because the real girls get a scratch on their face (due to another screw-up) and don't want to be seen in public. So many of the jokes are fish-out-of water type. From pop music to skin tight pants. And there is this NBA player who continually hits on one of them. Those scenes were pretty funny, especially when he finds out she's a guy. All he can say is "you aren't white." Then they have a dance off between rival socialites that was funny.

FINAL VERDICT: Not to bad. At least it had some funny parts.

This movie is utterly ridiculous! From the stupid storyline to the worst makeup job I've ever seen in a film. They look like two people wearing horrible puffy white masks. They look ridiculous!! They don't look real! They don't look like white chicks at all! And they especially don't look at all like the two girls they're trying to impersonate. They stand out like a sore thumb. Now I know some people are going to try to argue that it's just a movie. Just enjoy it. Well what's to enjoy. I'm insulted that someone would actually expect me to just accept that these two people are SUPPOSED to be passed off as white girls. All I would say to you is, shame on you. The only thing that's funny about this film is the fact that we are expected to believe that two people could pass themselves off as white chicks with that makeup. I feel sorry for anyone stupid enough to even want to see something like this. Have some respect for yourself and see something worth seeing. You'll be stupider just by watching this travesty of a film.

After seeing the Wayans Brothers in Scary Movie 1 and Scary Movie 2 I had high expectations on this film, not because they are comic geniuses or anything, but because they are one of the few toilet humor actors I can tolerate and even find quite humorous under the right conditions. White Chicks pulled out all the stops, and remains one of my favorite movies to watch till this day.

There was just so much hilarious material, that was quite different from some of the other comedies I had recently seen. Yes, the main plot is really unbelievable, but it pays off. All the cast knew what kind of film they were working with and slap it up whenever they can. One of my favorite scenes is in the dressing room, and another is at a restaurant. I will leave it at that for those who have not seen it. This film left me smiling long after it was over, because it started off strong and carried out the whole way through. That's all it really needed to do. I must say that there was nothing wrong with this film at all, and that it was totally funny. It was kind of obvious how when the brothers in the film dressed up to be the sisters they looked nothing like them, but I still thought it was a great underrated comedy!

Hilarious. Marlon Wayans is just naturally funny. some stupid parts but lots of hilarious parts, and Terry crews is an awesome addition (about 4 viewings)

I'm going to tell you about the problem with this movie - I understand if you like this film but I got this as a free rental (I work in a BB video store). What can I say - I picked this up with no real knowledge of any of the Waylen brothers (however it's spelt) previous endeavours, but I'm none too impressed. Reading a few postings about this film there seems to be a debate surrounding whether this film is racist/sexist - I would say that it isn't really powerful enough of a film to be either. For a film to be influentially racist or sexist it needs to have some sort of ideological backbone - a point - and this film seems to lack any realistic intellectual or even emotional or moral grounding. An argument is, that this is comedy, and we should just accept the outlandish premise purely for the sake of jest alone. Sadly, it doesn't deliver on that front either in my opinion. So what do we see and learn about the imagined reality of the world within White Chicks? We learn that wealthy American girls are stereotypically air headed and image obsessed. Hands up how many people knew this representation already from better films like Clueless? Also, as members of the FBI, these two realistically would have to be professionals. If someone scratches their nose or lip, the FBI would not really batt too much of an eyelid when really concerned with the task of protecting two wealthy girls from a kidnapper, but in this film, these two blunderers take up an elaborate scheme to cover for this. OK, tis a comedy, but as the film progresses the plot structure vanishes - we have to ask the question? Why are they doing this again? Maybe I'm asking too much from this film, but when I saw the promotional matter for this film, I thought it may have something to say about the relationships between race and gender- instead all it does is re-establish what we already know - that it might be an unusual or even a possibly funny experience for a black man to have to hide out as a rich white woman, and that they may not adjust well. A better film would be about somebody doing this and actually trying to be convincing. Alright - I'm getting tired of ranting - but this film actually has more to say about the portrayal of women - when the two "girls" grimace at having to engage in feminine activities, is that not saying to the male audience "God, isn't it great that we aren't like that." Especially in reference to the display of overt emotion. Rather than the two leads learning about the world they are experiencing, or even trying to understand it, they treat it as an excuse to prove that white girls can't jump. Who is this film made for? It's definitely not women, that's for sure. Ideological analysis aside, the performances are weak, the jokes rubbish and the visuals unconvincing - and the musical score aside from the official pop music soundtrack, is horrifically mickey mouse. I also miss the days of films being written in English - "I'm not just a booty call." Ah, I tell you what, watch the film, and see how many shades of puke you can find concealed within. I found approximately twenty-seven. Ta ta.

I didn't like any of the Wayans movies, the 'Scary Movie' franchise being the worst but 'White Chicks' comes as quite a nice surprise. It's actually quite funny and has some laugh-out-loud moments. Keenan Ivory Wayans finally offers a film that's actually funny without heading too much towards the direction of horrendous stupidity. Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans are supported by a competent cast that includes Lochlyn Munro, Jaime King, John Heard, Anne Dudek, Busy Philipps and Frankie Faison. I find Marlon Wayans unbearably annoying in his other films but here he is quite likable and his character is more mature than the crap he played in other films. Shawn Wayans did show signs of a good actor in 'Requiem For A Dream' and here he does a decent job. Both actors are excellent as the white chicks. However, 'White Chicks' isn't without its share of flaws. The opening sequence makes you want to walk away from the movie. Some of the comedy just falls flat and some of the toiler humour is overdone. Yet, in spite of that the movie works as a brilliant comedy. I love the scenes where Marlon's character returns home after partying and he dozes off while his wife is whining, Latrell's lust for 'Brittany', 'Brittany' and 'Tiffany' wanting to listen to hip-hop in the car but their friends prefer something else... there are quite a few such moments that got me laughing out loud.

Back together, where they should be, Marlon and Shawn are a couple of Paris Hilton 'type' chicks. I didn't see this movie until it hit television. I don't even know why, I heard it was funny, I saw the 'previews' in the theater, but missed this in the cinema. Too bad, for me although even still it was hilarious on the tube! my wife who is tougher to please in movie comedy than I am and we both laughed to side splitting degrees.

From the past titles of Wayan's Brothers films, this fell right into perfect place. This was directed by Keenan who is a comedy whiz kid anyway! He a has always had my sense of humor I felt, for years since, " I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! " he has put some of the funniest and best, most entertaining programs I can remember. There is something a little different about the delivery and explanation of a story that is written and directed by Keenan and his family.

But from the dark roots and the blond attitude, this is a comedy with a foul and funny pitch! The white chicks m.o. was right down Shawn and Marlon's alley. They had these two better than the 'real two' themselves. The Valley girl Hampton charity party martini crowd, was a over-privileged good time!! The FBI should be so lucky to have two as fine as these chick-fellows. This is a really fun filled two hours that will not leave you let down, the story is fresh and filled with Wayan good -humor.

These two blonds with dark roots can kick and punch too!! (****)

Basically this is an overlong, unfunny, action/comedy. First of all I'd like to say that I did enjoy the Wayans brother Scary Movie (1) and the sequel had it's moments. Unfortunately white chicks doesn't even deliver HALF the laughs.

The humour in it is absolutely crude. If you like burping, farting, stupid catchphrases you should probably look at this. When it isn't crude it's idiotic. The first 10 minutes of the film gave everything away to me, totally unfunny, simply idiotic.

However I watched the whole thing since I was with a friend (otherwise I wouldn't have bothered). The story is undeniably thin, it was in scary movie too but there at least the laughs were quick and constant. I think this is probably one of the main problems too with this film, the laughs don't come quick enough. Some jokes are dragged out too long when they're more disgusting than funny in the first place. If you prefer your comedy with a few brain cells then just avoid this. If you want a silly comedy with more laughs then look at scary movie, airplane, hotshots 1 2.

1/10 Completely unfunny, Thin storyline, A film that seems to be based on one idea (i.e. what if we dressed up as white chicks for a film?) but simply didn't have enough material.

The incredibly talented Wayans brothers, have once again delivered a VERY funny, cross culture comedy. While I am guessing nobody goes to a movie called "White Chicks" looking for the next "Gone with the Wind", but I do think that movie-goers deserve more than this, particularly given the high quality names involved.

There is enough funny material in the film to make a 2 part skit on a late night comedy show, but truly not enough for a feature length film. The dialog was very bad, although the overall story had some merit. There was a large cast of writers on this film, but unfortunately it was an incestuous group that had all written other similar Wayans comedies, like Scary Movie and the Wayans shows. the addition of one or two, established writers, would have really boosted the quality of the plot and dialog.

A formula works well for medical products, soups, aligning the Hubble telescope, but it tends to produce pretty mediocre films. I wish the Wayans had trusted one outsider on their writing/producing/directing team, the results could have been very different, I think much better.

Lots of great, funny scenes, and lines that you can use at parties for months to come. Please see the film and let me know if what I am saying makes sense as you view the film.