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Normally when I go to see a SNL sketch that has turned into a movie I prepare for the worst. With movies like Superstar and Stuart Saves His Family how else could one act. Now there have been a few good films such as Wayne's World, but I find that this is the exception rather than the rule. So my thoughts going into The Ladies Man were quite negative. This said, I was rather pleasantly surprised with the movie, however it still isn't a great film. The story starts off with a infant Leon Phelps being donated to the local Playboy Mansion. Next he is being raised as the son to the mansion's owner, who does quite well with the ladies. Eventually Leon starts doing well with the ladies, but takes it too far by sleeping with wife. Leon then gets thrown out on the streets. Skip ahead and Leon (Tim Meadows, Coneheads) is the host of a late late night radio talk show called the Ladies Man. His producer is Julie (Karyn Parsons, Major Payne), who is constantly getting attacked by the station manager over the content of Leon's show. Next thing ya know Leon and Julie are out looking for another station after being booted off the air. Meanwhile, Leon is busy getting it on with a few other ladies, many of who are married. The husbands of these ladies, and many other husbands from the past, have formed a group that is out to get the nameless bandit (they only know him from the tattoo on his ass after he finishes having sex with their wives). One of these husbands is a Greco-Roman wrestler named Lance (Will Ferrell, Drowning Mona). Lance is also a closet homosexual, which creates some funny moments. There are a couple of great scenes in The Ladies Man. The first is after Leon accepts a job on a Christian radio station when he has to interview a nun that is talking about her missionary position. The second is when Leon challenges Julie's ex (Lee Evans) to a ghetto eating contest. Lester (Billy Dee Williams from Star Wars fame) the bartender pulls out some nasty stuff from behind the bar. The scene is completely disgusting, but also a gut buster. So far you might think that The Ladies Man, directed by Reginald Hudlin, was a great comedic success. Unfortunately when Meadows, along with Dennis McNicholas, were writing the movie, they forgot to add some laughs here and there. So you have a film with a weak plot of Leon falling in love with Julie and two great scenes. Basically there were too few laughs, and too many musical numbers (ala South Park). So for the rating I give The Ladies Man five couches on the About-Movies.com rating scale. Till we meet again. Last updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 02:49:56 AM |
