Little Man
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This Film (and I use the word Film loosely), is called “LITTLE MAN”. I would have titled it, “PIECE OF CRAP MOVIE USING HORRIBLE CGI”. But that’s just me. This movie was made by the famed Wayans Bros. who brought us such classics as Blankman and Scary Movie. Based on their directing styles, I figured the movie would be of poor production quality, but I at least hoped it would be funny.

Sadly, it just stunk. The plot was horrible. It’s about two jewel thieves, one of which is a midget. They steal a really large fake looking diamond from a jewelry store. In the hub-bub of the escape, they are forced to drop the diamond into a strangers purse. They then follow the stranger to their house. Now rather then just running up to her and snatching her purse, they come up with an elaborate plan that makes no sense, involving the midget dressing up as baby. Now this couple desperately wants a child, but the father is shooting blanks. They jump at the chance to take care of the little man they find abandoned on their porch.

Now once the “baby” is inside the house, why doesn’t he just grab the diamond and run? Instead he plays along as they feed him, change him, bath him, and generally treat him like a real baby. He spends an afternoon in the park with other kids, and eventually plays along with a very elaborate birthday party. He doesn’t actually attempt to get the diamond back until the end of the flick. Why? Does the kid/man have A.D.D.? It’s never really explained.

The one aspect of this movie that makes it just about unwatchable is the CGI. They took a grown Wayans brother, shrunk him down, and photo chopped him into every scene. And it really looks like a bad Photoshop job. In over fifty percent of the reel, it almost looks as if you can see a black outline around him from where they inserted him into the film. And I thought Hulk was bad…

The jokes in this movie are bad. They are rehashed baby/crotch jokes we’ve seen a thousand times. Granted, I love seeing someone get kicked in the crotch, but this was overkill. The father gets hit in the crotch no less then ten times. The grandfather has a couple of good ones. Every bad guy in the film gets kicked, and just about every extra too. I’m really starting to think the Wayans Bro’s have a crotch-abuse fetish at this point.

To sum this all up, do not watch this movie. Do not patronize them further by buying or renting this. If we as the general public do not feed the beast, then I’m sure eventually they’ll quite making these movies. To be honest, I almost didn’t make it through this one. I stopped watching it at the 53 minute mark and had no desire to continue. But nevertheless, I decided to fall on the grenade and sit through the rest of this trash so you Bums didn’t have to. Your welcome.

Added:  Sunday, January 28, 2007
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