I've read a lot of reviews that indicated this film was full of racial stereotyping and that is insulting for this reason and that. That's the point. The film makes fun of the various stereotypes, both black and white, that exist now and then.
The film starts out with both Undercover Brother, a modern day blaxploitation hero, teams up with the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., a secret agency seeking to promote black equality, to defeat the Man. The Man being the figure for the supposed white establishment that governs U.S. society. The Man is using a mind-controlled Black retired 4 Star General to introduce a mind controlling drug to the Black community via his chain of General's Fried Chicken (GFC) restaurants. All the U.S. loves the former potential presidential candidate General, he is so well spoken. Remind you of any other well spoken Black general who was a potential president candidate in 2000?
As the film progresses the Undercover Brother and the The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. track down the Man and after a series of hilarious confrontations with the Man's troops and agents. The final confrontation takes place at the Man's secret Island. The end of the film is good and promotes racial harmony as members of both races realize the benefit of working together.
I love Conspiracy Brother played Dave Chappelle. Chappelle hasn't been so funny since his role as Reggie in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (96). The music is great (I also bought the soundtrack) and anyone who grew up in the 70's will be taken back to their youth. You know the time when music was original and hadn't been sampled and rapped over multiple times and then passed off as new and original. The one remake is Snoop Dogg's "Undercova Funk" but it's hardly a remake as his Uncle, the original performer, Bootsy Collins remakes it with him.
I hope they make an Undercover Brother 2 but don't see how it could be funnier than the original. Until then I think I'll sit down with my Nappy meal and rewatch UNDERCOVER BROTHER again.
The film starts out with both Undercover Brother, a modern day blaxploitation hero, teams up with the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., a secret agency seeking to promote black equality, to defeat the Man. The Man being the figure for the supposed white establishment that governs U.S. society. The Man is using a mind-controlled Black retired 4 Star General to introduce a mind controlling drug to the Black community via his chain of General's Fried Chicken (GFC) restaurants. All the U.S. loves the former potential presidential candidate General, he is so well spoken. Remind you of any other well spoken Black general who was a potential president candidate in 2000?
As the film progresses the Undercover Brother and the The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. track down the Man and after a series of hilarious confrontations with the Man's troops and agents. The final confrontation takes place at the Man's secret Island. The end of the film is good and promotes racial harmony as members of both races realize the benefit of working together.
I love Conspiracy Brother played Dave Chappelle. Chappelle hasn't been so funny since his role as Reggie in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (96). The music is great (I also bought the soundtrack) and anyone who grew up in the 70's will be taken back to their youth. You know the time when music was original and hadn't been sampled and rapped over multiple times and then passed off as new and original. The one remake is Snoop Dogg's "Undercova Funk" but it's hardly a remake as his Uncle, the original performer, Bootsy Collins remakes it with him.
I hope they make an Undercover Brother 2 but don't see how it could be funnier than the original. Until then I think I'll sit down with my Nappy meal and rewatch UNDERCOVER BROTHER again.