Review of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) by Kevin P — 20 Jun 2018

Strengths: Ah, back when the Wayans family was delivering good comedy in bunches. This movie is straight up funny. Not only does it nail the spoof aspects of the genre, but it gets all the little comedic moments right. From Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) hilariously pulling out a splinter during a gun fight to Hammer (Isaac Hayes) loading up on the guns only to fall and have them go off and kill him, to Slammer (Jim Brown) and his massive bunion. So many great moments. Damon Wayans (Leonard) and Kadeem Hardison (Willie) are a blast as the lame criminals throughout the film. They're a running joke that mostly lands. And don't even get me started on Kung Fu Jones (Steve James) fighting the cops or Flyfuy (Antonio Fargas) at the Pimp of the Year Awards and with his elevator aquarium shoes.

Weaknesses: The women in the movie just don't really have many scenes that work. Ja'net Dubois (Belle Brown-Spade) is basically a badass mom who always overprotects her son and never lets him be a man, but most of her scene failed to be funny. Dawnn Lewis (Cheryl Spade) also didn't really get to do anything comedic and I couldn't get into almost any of her scenes. Even some of the jokes that work are kind of dated and won't really work for all audiences.

Overall: If you get the subject matter, this works in the same vein as the other good Wayans spoofs, like the original Scary Movie. The cast is mostly funny and there are gags galore that make it somewhat memorable.