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Article: 'MALIBU': STORY OF RICH, WHITE RAPPER WANNABE IS 'WACK'.(Living)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2003
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Byline: Christy Lemire Associated Press
For a movie that preaches about being yourself, "Malibu's Most Wanted" has a serious identity crisis.
It's practically a big-screen version of a Tony Robbins self-empowerment book, tucked inside a parody of "8 Mile," then smothered in tired racial stereotypes that have provided the flimsy premise for recent comedies, including "Bringing Down the House" and "Head of State."
Jamie Kennedy stars as a white, Jewish, wannabe rapper named Brad Gluckman -- and he's mildly funny at first, but his character is so one-note, he and his motto ("Don't be hatin"') quickly grow tiresome.
Kennedy developed ...