Peter Sanderson is an older, uptight lawyer who has had marital problems and finds himself lonely. Charlene Morton is a convicted felon for armed robbery, oh and she is black. Charlene and Peter have been conversing online in a legal chat room. Both have been dishonest too each other about who they truly are. Charlene has claimed to be white, blonde and a lawyer. She has even sent Peter a photo but failed to mention she is in the background being arrested and not the pretty blonde that is prominent in the photo. Peter has claimed to be younger then he is and he claimed to be a criminal lawyer instead of a tax attorney. So Peter and Charlene set up a blind date so they can finally meet, but to Peter’s dismay Charlene is completely different then she claimed to be. She has just been released from prison for a crime she claims she did not commit and she wants Peter’s help to clear her name and record. That is why she set up the meeting in the first place. But once Peter finds out she is nothing like he thought she was he wants nothing to do with her anymore. So Charlene decides to invade his life in every aspect she can, from throwing parties at his house to trying to shock his uptight white neighbors. So Peter finally agrees to take her case to get her to leave him alone and all of a sudden finds her helping him too,\. From help with his kids that he distanced himself from, to possibly winning his wife back. And Charlene has someone find a new interest in her, Peter’s friend Howie Rosenthal whom Charlene calls all kinds of freaky. So all chaos is about to break out as Peter finds himself in deeper then he could have ever imagined.

This movie makes fun of every type of stereotype there is and is quite funny in doing so. By showing how ridiculous it is to be racist and how some people make fools of them self in doing so the movie ends up being quite a treat. The movie can go to far in trying to shock you into seeing the absurdity of all the stereotypes being flung at you constantly and could maybe used a little decorum but it is still and outright hilarity fest at times as you find yourself laughing at the quirkiness of the film. Steve Martin does a great job, as he seemed to be funny for the first time in years as he plays the straight-laced lawyer who finds his life all of a sudden turned upside down. But it is Queen Latifah who steals the show which she has been doing on a regular basis, as she is quite funny and a very good actor. She seems to be the only normal person in the whole ensemble that is plain out crazy. Eugene Levy also adds a lot of laughs as he is so far left field of the normal behavior you cannot help but laugh at his character. The movie does not fail to do what it set out to do and that is to make you laugh. It does have times where it may have gone too far at times but is still well worth the viewing.
3.5 stars out of 5