Friday is a moderately funny movie about one day in the inner city. The film's main two characters are played by rapper/actor Ice-Cube (Boyz in Da Hood, Higher Learning) who also co-wrote it and comedian/actor Chris Tucker (Money Talks, Rush Hour). The two play best friends who spend most of the movie sitting on the porch talking. It sounds boring, but is often quite funny. A story line develops though as Tucker (a heavy drug user) owes money to the local drug dealer and in his excuse for not paying it includes Ice Cube. This causes the drug dealer to demand the money in a few hours or they are both dead. This then allows for some dramatic scenes, including a great one towards the end with Ice Cube and the local bully. Ice Cube is a very likable actor and is good as the calmer and less troublesome of the two friends. Chris Tucker, a favorite of mine, gets to do his hilarious comedy for most of the movie, but does well in a couple of short serious scenes. Good support work is turned in by Nia Long (Soul Food, Love Jones) as the neighbor which Ice Cube has a crush on, Tiny Lister Jr. (The Fifth Element, Jackie Brown) as the menancing bully, and especially from John Witherspoon (Ride, Vampire in Brooklyn) as Ice Cube's surprisingly caring father.
