Martin Lawrence,
Nia Long,
Paul Giamatti,
Terrence Howard,
Anthony Anderson
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In this comedy, a cop assumes a new identity in his valiant battle against crime: an elderly grandmother! Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is an FBI agent who is a master of disguise and will stop at ... read more
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Release Date: June 2, 2000
Keywords:
martin lawrence,
paul giamatti,
big momma,
dressing up,
Eddie Murphy ,
Martin Lawrence ,
Paul Giamatti ,
Big Momma
DVD Release Date: November 28, 2000
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January 19, 2012This movie is one bad joke stretched out to an hour and a bit. Lawrence im pretty sure you can do better, dont listen to Eddie Murphy!
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August 9, 2011fb729949618Good & fresh idea but it gets real old real fast.
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May 30, 2011Enjoyable for a little bit, but eventually gets really annoying aside from the fun performance from Lawrence.
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March 24, 2011fb733768972A great way to start off the decade with hilarious laughs! However, it seems like a replica of Mrs. Doubtfire! That being said, it provides something that every film needs, real emotion in the end to make a film complete. Big Momma's House is not by any means a leader in original... read more
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January 5, 2011Devoid of humour, intelligence and anything of quality. One of the worst films I've ever seen to the point where I'm not sure which is more unbelievable, the fact that this film has a sequel or that it was made in the first place.
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January 16, 2010Martin Lawrence and pre-Sideways Giamatti. Forgettable but really funny once upon a time.
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September 10, 2009Malcolm (Martin Lawrence) decides to investigate the case of a criminal who recently escaped from prison. The way Malcolm investigates the case is to dress up as a famous neighborhood icon, Big Momma, after the real Big Momma leaves for awhile. The woman he is going to investigat... read more
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
There's something about a plus-size floral housedress that brings out the best in many male comics, and Lawrence is no exception.
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
[Big Momma] is about as old as her pantyhose.
January 1, 2000
John Anderson, Newsday
The more irritating aspect of Big Momma's House is the feeling of inevitability attached to each and every assembly-line joke.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
It's as big a failure as Battlefield Earth. Full Review
January 1, 2000
(CNN.com) Paul Clinton, CNN.com
You may find yourself waiting for a commercial break. Sadly, it never comes. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Robin Rauzi, Los Angeles Times
The whole project works so hard at creating funny situations that Lawrence gets no chance to be funny as himself.
January 1, 2000
Sean Means, Film.com
The movie is more than a single never-ending fat joke, but not much more.
January 1, 2000
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
Mr. Lawrence is better when forced to react to his co-stars. Full Review
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