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Writer (WGA):
David C. Johnson (written by)
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Release Date:
8 May 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It's Woo's world.. we're just living in it.
Plot:
Gorgeous and extravert Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Woo
Tommy Davidson ... Tim
Duane Martin ... Frankie

Michael Ralph ... Romaine
Darrel Heath ... Hop

Dave Chappelle ... Lenny

Paula Jai Parker ... Claudette

LL Cool J ... Darryl
Aida Turturro ... Tookie
Lance Slaughter ... Lamar

Dartanyan Edmonds ... Shakim
Foxy Brown ... Fiancée

Sam Moses ... Cabbie
Tiffany Hall ... Denise
Girlina ... Celestrial
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content and language.
Runtime:
84 min
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Trivia:
The title character's full name was "Darlene 'Woo' Bates", as mentioned in a Word Up! magazine article before the film's release. However, the name ended up not being used in the film. more
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Continuity: Position of Minute Maid on the counter at the police station. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Let It Be more

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Didn't 'woo' me at all, 23 June 2006
4/10
Author: johnnyboyz (j_l_h_m@yahoo.co.uk) from Hampshire, England

I should have known that this film wasn't going to be any good; the director made another film by the name of 'The Guru' which has the 'honour' of being the only film that I've ever rated lower than 4/10(!) The thing is with this film is that most of the time, you're laughing at it, instead of with it. Some typical examples of this are occurrences when the main character's friends, or indeed, any characters for that matter, talk in the way that they do. You'll instantly recognise the style; the typical 'gangster' accent which is actually more amusing than a lot of the jokes. Given the fact this film is made up of an entirely black cast, this method of delivering the dialogue is constant throughout and is, in my opinion, very annoying after a while. It's not 'Chris Tucker' annoying but it grates in its own way.

This film's setting takes a bit of a 'road movie' approach as it never lingers for too long in a certain place or setting, or at least that's how these single route journey's in film SHOULD take place. In 'Woo', the place of no return they set off from (the guy's apartment) right the way through to the final scene is crammed with ridiculous scenes in pretty generic settings and the frustrating thing is, is that they last for far too long and are far too unfunny to be appearing in a film which is listed under the comedy genre.

Incidences here include the farce that happens in an Italian restaurant, a rather pointless and unfunny scene in the next setting: a secret underground club which has the ability to hide its loud music RIGHT until you get up close and open the final door and also in a police station during which I can't even remember one joke. Other frustrating things include the use of slapstick early on and a rather irrelevant scene involving LL Cool J, whom the protagonist goes to visit for advice on: wait for it…..music(!) I think LL Cool J appears rather early/high up in the pre film credits yet lasts for about four minutes. Yes, it's ridiculous.

Romance? Yes. Drama? Probably. Comedy? Erm: No Chance. One moment in this film made me laugh and that was when a character went to switch off his car alarm, only to find the car gone and the alarm lying there, still in perfect working order. That's not enough, I'm afraid.

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