I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

critic Reviews

, 62% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka puts a satirical spin on '70s nostalgia with a comedy whose somewhat scattershot laughs are often offset by pure energetic silliness.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Lesli GoffEmpire Magazine
    Unrelenting, unremitting, a brilliant broad-brush of a parody.
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    Jonathan RosenbaumChicago Reader
    In many respects this is a black counterpart to The Naked Gun, and very nearly as funny; the bounty of antimacho gags is both unexpected and refreshing.
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    Wally HammondTime Out
    The greatest pleasure comes from seeing '70s veterans send themselves up.
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    Janet MaslinNew York Times
    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a lively but uncertain mixture of nostalgia, silliness and genuinely unpredictable humor.
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    Ed GonzalezApollo Guide
    Since we are dealing with parody here, every aspect of black communities is open territory for Wayans' brand of humour.
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    Desson ThomsonWashington Post
    Wayans' choosing to play romantic lead seems more narcissistic than smartly comic (watch him unleash those built biceps once too often); he lacks an unidentifiable shtick.
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    Ryan MurphyMiami Herald
    The sucka in this film isn't the villain. It's the ticket buyer.
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    Cathy BurkeUnited Press International
    There's so much energy in this satire, that you can't help laughing at its bawdy charm. Clumsy, irreverent, adolescent, yes. And often very funny.
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    Felix Vasquez Jr.Cinema Crazed
    Keenan Ivory Wayans offers his fan base probably the only funny film he's ever directed.
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    TV Guide
    In offering up this affectionate parody of the old movies, Wayans also turns a satiric eye on black culture in general -- but in an inoffensive, lighthearted manner.
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