YOU SO CRAZY
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1994 Michael John Legeros
Martin Lawrence wants to be heard. But the comedian's black-and-blue banter only goes so far in this concert film from the star of TV's "Martin."
When he's raging on such social ills as racism, Lawrence lacks the fire to be believable. Remember how angry Richard Pryor used to get on this stuff? Martin's methods are also less impressive--the comedian follows up pleas for racial harmony with racial jokes. Does he think he's making racial-joke jokes?
But when Martin gets blue, he beats his betters hands down. YOU SO CRAZY is unrated for a reason and, as his status as persona non grata on "Saturday Night Live" can attest, Lawrence's off-color comedy could drain anyone's color. The finale, which includes topics that will go unmentioned here, is a tour de force of tastelessness that should be delved with discretion.
BOTTOM LINE: Is he funny? Some of the time.
Grade: C+
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