LaFountaine

“The Honeymooners” Movie

On Monday I saw the movie “The Honeymooners”, which starred:Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Regina Hall, Gabrielle Union and Eric Stoltz.

The movie story involved the following: “No, instead of wanting to knock her block off, New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) sweetly offers to take his soon-to-be longsuffering wife, Alice (Gabrielle Union), to the moon, promising her he'll be making it very big very soon. Six years into the marriage, Ralph is still driving a bus, Alice is a waitress, and the two live in a rundown tenement apartment. But Ralph hasn't given up on his dreams to take his family to the next level. He is convinced he is just one great idea away from instant wealth and elicits help from his encouraging, if slightly ditzy, best friend and upstairs neighbor, Ed Norton (Mike Epps). He's always there to lend a hand when Ralph goes off halfcocked on another half-baked idea. But Alice has set her sights on a more practical goal: buying a duplex fixer-upper with Ed and his wife, Trixie (Regina Hall). And when Ralph expectedly loses their down payment on yet another failed project, he has to come up with the cash right quick before Alice sends him to the moon. Without a space suit. Let the hilarity ensue!”

I give this movie a “C+”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a small popcorn and a small soft drink. The movie had its moments for comedy, but Gabreille Union and Mike Epps were weak in their roles.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:41 AM