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Double Take Review by Harry This
is not a movie for everyone. For those of you sick of black stereotypes
and jokes focusing around only that, you probably won’t like Double
Take. If you’ve never heard of either of the two main actors, you
probably won’t like Double Take. And if you have, and you can’t
stand Eddie Griffin (he is annoying), then you definitely won’t like
Double Take. Why? Because this is his movie. Double
Take has proven that Eddie Griffin can carry a movie on his own, to the
point where he’s finally gotten the lead role, in the new film,
“Undercover Brother”. Note: I’m psyched for that. I originally saw
this guy on UPN’s Malcolm and Eddie, and to be honest with you, I
always enjoyed it, minus the overused jive talking. There’s no one
like this guy. He can dance, crack a joke, and he simply has a funny way
of saying things. Still, in this movie, he may as well be on drugs.
He’s three times as insane as he usually is, and while some might find
that annoying, he just reminded me of me, and I enjoyed that. Orlando
Jones (the 7-Up guy) plays Daryl Chase, a big shot Wall Street banker
who is, essentially, an Oreo--black on the outside, white on the inside.
Eddie Griffin plays Freddie Tiffany, a crazy man who really just follows
Daryl around all movie long saying stupid things. All of a sudden, Daryl
discovers he’s wanted for murders he didn’t commit, and an FBI agent
gives him a song and dance, then says Daryl needs to get to Mexico,
because he’ll be safe there. Movie rule of thumb: Never trust the FBI.
They’re all bad. Turns
out Freddie Tiffany is with the FBI, and is actually nowhere near as
insane as he acts, it was all a front. No, wait, that’s not true.
He’s still a nut, it’s just that he’s a much more refined nut,
therefore he goes by the name of Fred, as opposed to the ultra-zany
Freddie. The
movie consists of the goodguys being the badguys, then switching roles a
billion times. It’s really not that confusing if you’re paying
attention, and while fairly predictable, there are a few minor twists
that were pretty enjoyable. Still, the real fun is in merely watching
Orlando Jones and Eddie Griffin act black, then white, then black again.
It’s a crazy world where the colored become the pale and
nothing is as it seems.
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