White Chicks
Review by Clint Morris
 We’ve
seen the 'guys dress up as gals' flick more times than Kelly
Preston’s renewed her membership to the mile-high club
and frankly, it’s as done as charcoal steak.
Thankfully then, there’s a bit more to laugh at in the
Wayans brothers new "drag show" White Chicks.
Two FBI agents (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) try to get back
into their boss’s good graces by taking on a job guarding
the Wilton sisters, two New York City hotel heiresses (hmmm…wonder
if that’s a dig at any two girls in particular?), from
a serial kidnapper.
They fail, so it’s up at the boys to play dress-up and
convince the patrons of a weekend resort that they’re
the real deal.
The Wayans brothers skipped on doing a Scary Movie 3 –
which went to director David Zucker instead – and did
this instead.
Whilst fiscally it probably wasn’t the best idea –
the ‘Scary’ sequel raked in quite a pretty penny
– it does give surety that the funny bone driven family
is more than a bunch of one-hit wonders that have a penchant
for playing with Halloween masks and prosthetic willies.
And while White Chicks is far from a great comedy,
thanks to its effervescent spirit and fresh and funky gags,
it does entertain.
 The
film’s flaws lie within its dawdling script and its lack
of detail.
It not only offers nothing very engaging in its first act,
the script isn’t as tight as it could’ve been either.
In fact, considering six writers worked on the film it’s
a little weak in that area.
Once the girly garbs come on and the baritone takes a back-seat
though, the comedy kicks in. And there are some beaut moments
here.
Ex-Footballer Terry Crews is especially funny as a playboy
sports-man who develops a fixation on Marlon’s blonde
nom de plume.
Granted, it’s mostly fart gags you’re laughing
it, but if you’re still able to transport yourself to
that level of immaturity, you’ll find it a pleasant jaunt.
There are enough good gags in White Chicks to cover
up the film’s flaws and at times, they’re the ever
so-welcome big fat gut-busting laughs we all yearn for.
3 out of 5
White Chicks
Australian release: Thursday August 5th
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie
Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard.
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Website: Click
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