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Blankman (1994)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:2

Rotten:13

Average Rating:3.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Darryl (Damon Wayons) is a geeky inventor with a superhero fixation who lives with his grandmother. When his encouraging grandmother is shot by a mob boss who is trying to sway a mayoral election,... Darryl (Damon Wayons) is a geeky inventor with a superhero fixation who lives with his grandmother. When his encouraging grandmother is shot by a mob boss who is trying to sway a mayoral election, Darryl decides to do something about crime in his fictional city of Metro, Illinois--so he dons special underwear and his grandmother's housecoat and turns himself into a superhero--sort of. He has no name and no special powers, but he's all for truth, justice and the American way! [More]

Starring: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito

Starring: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander, Lynne Thigpen, Damon Wayans, Michael Wayans, John Moschitta, Cara Mia Wayans, Greg Kinnear, Tony Cox

Director: Mike Binder

Director: Mike Binder
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Damon Wayans
Composer: Miles Goodman
Producer: Eric L. Gold, C.O. Erickson

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03/26/09
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
Variety
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Sort of inspired, but really lame, superhero premise.

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01/01/08
Steve Crum
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Emanuel Levy
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11/26/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

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08/27/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
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Blankman plays it light and silly but not so broadly that the movie collapses into chaos.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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This isn't the worst superhero parody ever created, it's just one of them.

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04/11/03
Alex Sandell
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Juicy Cerebellum

Blankman's use of the cheesy effects from the Batman TV show, including Polito trying to imitate The Penguin, was initially a good idea but the execution is simply horrible and this is what winds up ruining the film.

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03/11/03
Brant Bingamon
Brant Bingamon
Austin Chronicle

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10/08/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Damon Wayans loses credibility in 90 minute movie shocker!

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Aims for the most simplistic sort of slapstick ... and fails even at that.

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Some of this is mildly amusing but there is a mean spirit that undercuts the laughs and the violence is surprisingly harsh.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The title Blankman should be warning enough: There's nothing here.

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01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Wayans's attempt to take a bite out of crime doesn't really work. In fact, he's shooting a blank.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
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