Juwanna Mann (2002)

Very disappointed :(

Thanks for the memories!

Takes itself way too seriously

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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!

This movie was funny, but really reminiscent of "Big Momma's House". If you enjoy the movies where people go in disguised as someone else, you would like this movie. It is a pretty funny movie and I would probably watch it again.

The material, gender-twisted camp sports movie, is astonishing, but may be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to realize well. A major problem of Juwanna Mann is that unwisely blended fantasy and reality lead the audience to an absurd confusion. If it took place in a perfectly fictitious setting, it could be more persuasive. But the setting obviously refers to the NBA and the WNBA in the real world, and even an average fan can tell what is described in the film is far different from the reality. Also, a moral-learning in coming-of-age manner of a pro star athlete with an arrested development seems forcedly contrived and looks unnatural. Finally, as an enthusiastic WNBA fan myself, I don't appreciate the filmmakers' lack of knowledge in and respect to women's sports.Overall, the film is all about the superb but raw idea, which is not executed well.

There is nothing new about the plot to this movie. But, it is pretty funny. I liked the part when Juwanna gets pulled over by the cop and it turns out he wants to become a woman. That was good. Also, when Juwanna gives the women tips about men. And Tommy Davidson was funny as Puff Smokey with his silver teeth and his antics with Juwanna. Of course, at the end, our lead character learns a life lesson and changes his way.FINAL VERDICT: Not a bad way to pass a Saturday afternoon. It isn't too long and does have some humor.