Nick Cannon,
Kelly Hu,
Don McManus,
Cheech Marin,
Shawn Ashmore
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Nick Cannon stars in this comedy thriller as a 24-year-old police detective who takes no small amount of ribbing from his fellow officers for his boyish looks. His appearance, however, lands him a plu... read more
Directed by: Marcos Siega
Release Date: September 2, 2005
DVD Release Date: January 17, 2006
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December 29, 2007A waste of time movie but entertaining enough to watch on TV at 1 in the morning. It should have been a made for TV anyway.
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March 18, 2008unfortunately, throwing a bunch of plots together doesn't make a whole. and everything that it copies from other movies, has been done before and better.
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February 28, 2008This was very funny. Cannon is hysterical in any part he plays. He excels in this as the spunky younger undercover cop/ high school student.
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December 20, 2007who cares about nick cannon,
roselyn sanchez and kelly hu.. show stoppers, i barely noticed that there was nick cannon in it -
November 4, 2007Kind of a waste of life, but Nick is pretty goodlooking so if your a Nick fan, knock yourself out. If not, then I definitely don't recommend it.
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April 20, 2007Nick Cannon is the black Frankie Muniz, a no-talent kid who somehow falls ass-backwards into staring roles of usually lame movies.
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November 15, 2006An interesting premise with some great action and funny moments between Nick Cannon and Cheech Marin. If anything, it was fun watching this just to gawk at Roselyn and Kelly!
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August 6, 2006This movie was a surprisingly good one. Where teenagers act like actual teenagers. Not Shakespeare but definately an enjoyable movie.
Critic Reviews
March 6, 2007
Joshua Katzman, Chicago Reader
September 6, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
This is one of those movies where at the end of the year you'll say, 'Underclassman, what was that about? I don't even remember it.' Full Review
September 2, 2005
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Less an original product than a shoddy tribute to other mediocre cop movies. Full Review
September 2, 2005
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
If it weren't for the racist and puerile humour and the general laziness of the production, you could almost understand a movie like Underclassman. And maybe even forgive it. Full Review
September 2, 2005
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
The film is of little use to anyone except casting directors, fixed on selling a performer rather than telling a story. Full Review
September 2, 2005
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
This feeble Beverly Hills Cop knockoff will give audiences burned repeatedly by crummy movies this summer yet another reason to avoid multiplexes for the Labor Day weekend.
September 2, 2005
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
It's off to detention for Underclassman, a remedial comedy for idiots. Full Review
September 2, 2005
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Underclassman is squarely aimed at a teen audience, but will be best appreciated by those who have never seen a TV cop show or, better yet, never attended school.
September 2, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
It gets a failing grade even by the low standards of late-August Hollywood releases. Full Review
September 2, 2005
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Thanks to his charm and wit, Cannon's character eventually finds himself in with the school's in crowd, but his movie runs out of fresh ideas in the first 15 of its 95 minutes.
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