The Cookout
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- Synopsis
- When Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a 30-million-dollar contract with the New Jersey Nets after being named the number one NBA draft pick of the year, his mother (Jenifer Lewis) vows to prevent her son from forgetting his roots....
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- Starring
- Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Storm P, Meagan Good
- Director(s)
- Lance Rivera
- Distributor(s)
- Lions Gate Films
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 88 min.
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Critic Reviews
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
Wants to be an outdoor, barbecue-grilled "Barbershop" but lacks the pungency and honesty of its prototype. Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
Good-natured but it's a dud. Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Sends comedy backward in time, and we're in the 1970s, ethno-sitcom style: These Andersons in their out-of-date white, snooty gated community apparently confuse themselves with their forebears on The Jeffersons. Read the full review
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