mtr0118
Watching Juwanna Mann kind of reminded me of the 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire film about a man dressing as and acting like a woman. The way Miguel A. Nunez made this person want to play basketball was really hilarious a amusing. Kevin Pollack as his agent was really a powerful spot since only he knew the difference between Juwanna and Jamal Jeffries. I liked the way Jamal told him "You're a feminine Jerry Maguire" Vivica Fox was so hot and perfect as Michele Langsford who at the end did accept Jamal as well as Juwanna. They should try to shoot more films about men dressing up as women just like Dustin Hoffman did in Tootsie an Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire.
rtpratt
This movie is a horror. Bad acting. Bad plot devices. Bad premise. Bad jokes. It is so rotten that it doesn't qualify for one of those "so bad it's funny" categories. Penis jokes galore. Boy in girl's locker room jokes, even stupider. The premise of man-in-"WUBA" is laughable in itself. Worse, after being thrown out of the NBA for antics that would shame Latrell Sprewell and Denis Rodman, his face/voice/ass-itude/skills are not recognized by any of the professional players on his team. Or his coach. Or his agent, for God's sake. This after a media circus on his actions in the first 3 minutes of the film. This thing is dumb above and beyond the call of duty. And when it tries to grow a soul with the inevitable lesson to be learned schtick, any audience in the world would recognize this as a tacked-on morality lesson to pretend to redeem this pile of dung picture. I was forced to watch it while selling plasma. I got $30 for 2 hours. IT WASN'T WORTH IT! RUN AWAY!
jkptbt
This might have been the worst movie I have ever seen. I wanted to give it a two out of ten simply because he was watching "Sanford and Son" at one point, but I just couldn't bring myself to give it any better than a one. Even if you just try to sit back and laugh, not analyze or look for plot holes, you won't be able to, it's just not funny. There were one or two things that were amusing (at best), but they were lost in all the unfunniness of the rest of the movie. Sometimes you sit there with an expectant smile on your face because you can see that a particular situation is going to have a funny conclusion, then the conclusion comes and they blow it, it's not funny and you are left disappointed. Eventually you learn to not expect anything good.This movie is an insult to the intelligence and integrity of the movie watching public. From the stupidest most immature movie watcher, to the most distinguished and intelligent, Juwanna Mann is an insult. It's that bad.
merricatnyc
Your standard "jerk finds his humanity through identification with an Other" formula comedy. In this case, the Other is a female--which is usually a recipe for disaster unless the jerk is Dustin Hoffman.
I let this run as background noise after another movie ended, and was surprised to find myself watching it and even laughing a few times. I can't recommend spending money on a rental, but if it comes on cable you could do worse.
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