Friday Critic Reviews

Friday is funnier and funkier than "Bad Boys," more homegrown-seeming, less manufactured. It plays like "House Party" with attitude. [26 Apr 1995]Read the full review

Friday indulges without restraint in almost everything that can raise eyebrows, including the ogling of women (although the females—for a genre like this—are relatively empowered), toilet gags, profane street talk and drug use. But all of these things serve the humor.Read the full review

It's the right format for this scattershot jokefest, which at times resembles a vaudeville act crossed with the kind of goofy bludgeoning antics that sometimes make it into gangsta MTV videos. [26 Apr 1995]Read the full review

In his [Ice Cube's] dramatic roles, Cube's raised eyebrows usually unleashed a fearsome glare and a hint of danger; here, his expressions are more quizzical, amused or confused. He plays against type, just as the movie itself plays against hype.Read the full review

Friday may touch its young target audience. For everyone else, it is more intriguing as a social problem than a movie.Read the full review

The more real Friday gets, the better it is. [26 Apr 1995]Read the full review

Rather like a cross between "Up in Smoke" and an episode of "The Jeffersons, Friday is a crudely made, sometimes funny bit of porchfront humor from the 'hood.Read the full review