Guess Who |  | Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Actors: Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott, Hal Williams
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 5370
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD10113D
ISBN: 1404973613
UPC: 043396101135
EAN: 9781404973619
ASIN: B0009RCPUW
Theatrical Release Date: March 25, 2005
Release Date: August 2, 2005
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Taken on its own terms as a big-screen sitcom, Guess Who offers plenty of humor with just enough social commentary to make its point without being preachy. Of course, we've come along way since interracial romance was such a hot-button issue in Stanley Kramer's earnest 1967 drama Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, and nobody's going to mistake Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac (in this updated semi-remake) with the original film's Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy. And that's fine, because Guess Who--from the director of Barbershop 2--doesn't pretend to be anything more than a slick, entertaining vehicle for domestic farce with the racial roles reversed. Kutcher's romance with an African-American beauty (Zoë Sandaña) causes sparks to fly when he's introduced to her father (Bernie Mac). What ensues is basically an interracial buddy comedy that's as uninspired as it is easy to watch, and there's a dinner-table scene that's refreshingly provocative in this movie's otherwise tamely cautious context. We can all be thankful that humanity has matured a little since the racial tensions of the late '60s, but Hollywood's progress (and Kutcher's career) remains subject to debate. --Jeff Shannon
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 133
 Guess Who January 3, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Percy Jones takes great pride in the knowledge that he is always right, especially when it comes to the welfare of his family. When his daughter Theresa brings her new boyfriend, Simon Green, home to meet Percy and his wife Marilyn, he is unaware that Simon has already proposed to Theresa and plans to announce the engagement at Percy and Marilyn's 25th anniversary party. As far as Percy's concerned, no man will ever be good enough for his baby girl and the long line of struggling-artist types Theresa has dated so far has only served to bolster his conviction. So that there are no unpleasant surprises this time around, Percy, a bank loan officer, runs a credit check on Simon. The young man, a successful stockbroker, certainly looks good on paper, and for the first time, Percy is actually looking forward to meeting one of his daughter's boyfriends. However, the young man he has envisioned--a dazzling combination of Denzel Washington, Colin Powell and Tiger Woods--is not who arrives at his doorstep. Percy is aghast and more than a little indignant when his daughter presents her decidedly Caucasian boyfriend. Once he is over his initial shock, Percy begins interrogating Simon about his family history, education, career, and favorite sports. Feeling pressured to impress his prospective father-in-law, Simon boasts of his (nonexistent) past as a NASCAR driver, which only serves to arouse Percy's suspicions. Regardless, Simon's repeated attempts to make a good impression are futile. Percy rebuffs him at every turn and makes it his mission to expose Simon as a fraud and undermine his daughter's new relationship. This movie goes down very smoothly. Its cast is appealing, its script is often clever and imaginative.
 Interracial relationships not an issue?? Yeah for banging not marriage! June 15, 2009
poseidonsdaughter (New York, NY)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
This movie brings an new side to the story, that few movies dare to tap into. A black girl, actually ENGAGED to a white guy, who's well above low income status, doesn't happen often. As much as people may chose to be ignorant about the reality of interracial relationships the truth is that most romantic relationships between black/white especially a black female and white male does not get pass the status of sex maybe if you are lucky girlfriend unless there are big gaps as in the black female being educated and better salaried and the white male usually in a blue collar job. The truth is that in upper class white America the blonde haired, blue eyed is still the preferred type.
Guess Who June 8, 2009
Kwang S. Yum (Concord, CA USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
My whole family loves this movie. saw it on TV and had to get it. Great comedy.
Guess Who April 24, 2009
Teresa Richie (Ansley, NE USA)
This is a light hearted movie which really get to the point of racism and how it can be broken down! I've watched it several times and the actors do great work! It's worth its weight in gold.
Guess Who January 7, 2009
Linda L. Washington (Elk Grove, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As always Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher is so funny in this interracial romance comedy which make it a interesting subject to review!
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