Billy Griffith, Christine Baranski, Damon Wayans
"JAP" meets rap in Marci X, a feel-good comedy that was filmed in 2000 and shelved for three years. Despite its lowly fate, this cross-cultural satire has a respectable pedigree, written by ...( read more
) screenwriter Paul Rudnick (A.K.A. Premiere magazine columnist "Libby Gelman-Waxner") and directed with surprising vitality by Hollywood veteran Richard Benjamin, who seems doomed to a string of flops. Lisa Kudrow is perfectly cast as a Jewish socialite whose corporate mogul father (Benjamin) is being ruined by controversy involving a raunchy hip-hop star (Damon Wayans) on his payroll, and an ultra-conservative senator (Christine Barnaski) who demands censorship and public apologies. Aided by Marc Shaiman's catchy spoof-songs, Rudnick and Benjamin earn some big laughs when Kudrow and Wayans hook up for some color-blind synergy, but Marci X never quite hits a groove. It was stale before its release, and toothless when it should have had bite. Still, it's recommendable as Benjamin's most ambitious comedy since 1982's My Favorite Year. --Jeff Shannon
DVD Release Date: January 20, 2004
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June 2, 2008I saw this because it had Lisa Kudrow and actually thought it was pretty funny.
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May 4, 2009Remember ..how actors say that some movies have ' not been their best work', well..this is nothing like that. This couldn't have been worse for Lisa Kudrow who I absolutely adore in F.R.I.E.N.D.S and Damon Wayans who I really like in 'My Wife And Kids'. This is a perfect example ...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
August 30, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
August 25, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Marci X plays like a satire made by people who don't know the worlds they're satirizing. full review
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November 18, 2006I think Marci X is an amazing film and is definantly in my personal favourite films. Do you have the power in your purse??? :)
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