Everybody's a critic - 'Malibu's Most Wanted'

Two stars (out of four)

When I first received the ticket in the mail to see "Malibu's Most Wanted," I was less than excited. I thought it would be the typical humor of movies directed at younger audiences. My husband and I found it to be more entertaining than we expected.

We are in our 40s and were the oldest people in the theater. The movie, starring Jamie Kennedy as B-Rad, a white rapper, is similar to skits on "In Living Color." I am sure the popularity of his TV show, "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment," drove Hollywood to capitalize on his name and attracted big names like Blair Underwood, Taye Diggs, Ryan O'Neal and Bo Derek to star in this comedy.

My overall opinion is, I am glad I did not have to pay for my ticket. My husband is sorry he did.

- Tammy Elias, business owner

One star (out of four)

When Seth Green played a wannabe hip hopper in "Can't Hardly Wait,", loved it. So when Jamie Kennedy elaborated on the idea, it looked promising.

Or so I thought. Ten minutes of "Malibu's Most Wanted," and all I wanted was out of the theater.

Kennedy plays Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman, silver spoon son to Bill (Ryan O'Neal), candidate for California governor. After a few "whiz-ite" rapper "jiz-okes," I'd had enough. But believe me, it did not stop.

Bill's campaign chairman decides to hire two actors (Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson)to play gangsters and kidnap B-Rad to "scare him white." The problem is that the actors know less about the ghettos of Los Angeles than B-Rad. This is where I usually list some plot highlights, but other than B-Rad's shrink diagnosing him with "Gangsta-phrenia," the only good thing about "Malibu's Most Wanted" is the short 80-minute running time.

- Michael Peterson, police officer

Two stars (out of four)

Oh my gosh, was I relieved! Everyone I talked to had nothing nice to say about the movie "Malibu's Most Wanted." Realizing that the four of us were the only ones in the theater over the age of 16 was also a bit frightening. So I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself actually enjoying parts of the movie.

Jamie Kennedy, posing as Brad Gluckman, rich kid and wannabe rapper, does little to enhance the movie. On the other hand, Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson give solid comedic performances. The PG-13 rating is far more lenient than I would have assigned. The foul language alone would be a concern for the younger crew. This is definitely not a movie I would recommend, but it was nice to hear the laughter of the teenagers in the theater and that of my buddy sitting next to me.

- Joanie Skinner, elementary school teacher