Kind of a drag when it resorts to frantic slapstick and tired action-comedy tropes, but modestly engaging during stretches that suggest the project would have worked better as an exuberant musical.
Won't likely disappoint fans of men-in-drag comedy but doesn't offer much that's original or funny.
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Village VoiceNick Schager
Village VoiceNick Schager
John Whitesell's extraordinarily witless movie operates as a checklist for cultural and racial clichés.
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Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
Lawrence's gender-bending jokes are played out, and his slapstick is wooden and slow.
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Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
A humorless mashup of "White Chicks" and "Glee."
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Boston GlobeTom Russo
Boston GlobeTom Russo
Fresh or not, creatively merited or not, here it comes: the third installment of Martin Lawrence's big, dopey franchise.
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EmpireAnna Smith
EmpireAnna Smith
Whoever demanded a third installment of Lawrence's mirthless mash-up of weak gags and cross-dressing horrors should be imprisoned and forced to watch it on repeat until they repent. Avoid.
Starved of humor and energy, the interminable Big Mommas: Life Father, Like Son could force Lawrence and co-star Brandon T. Jackson undercover for real.