The Honeymooners (2005)
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14% of critics liked it
(110 reviews) -
40% of users liked it
(9,447 ratings)
One of television's most beloved sitcoms gets an overhaul for the big screen in this comedy. Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a New York City bus driver who has great ambitions and plans to make something of himself one day. However, Ralph's big ideas usually take the form of… More One of television's most beloved sitcoms gets an overhaul for the big screen in this comedy. Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is a New York City bus driver who has great ambitions and plans to make something of himself one day. However, Ralph's big ideas usually take the form of half-baked get-rich-quick schemes which invariably fail, much to the chagrin of his long-suffering wife, Alice (Gabrielle Union). But Ralph always has a loyal ally in his best friend and upstairs neighbor, Ed Norton (Mike Epps), a sewer worker who also has a wife who is weary of his antics, Trixie (Regina Hall). Alice and Trixie have a plan to come up with the down payment for a dream house: a suburban duplex that's being eyed by a shady developer (Eric Stoltz). But when Ralph and Ed decide to spend their savings on training a stray mutt for the New Jersey dog races, they threaten both couples' futures. Based on the classic Jackie Gleason and Art Carney series, The Honeymooners also stars John Leguizamo. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Schultz
- Written By
- Danny Jacobson, Saladin K. Patterson, Barry Blaustein, David Sheffield, Don Rhymer
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 10, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
The comedy wannabe has the lamest, most predictable banter of any recent movie.
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Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
The real problem is that the Kramdens' precarious financial situation, which gave the original its poignant frisson, is sidestepped.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I like the cast. They're very talented, they're really funny, they have a dreadful script to work with.
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Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
John Leguizamo steals the show as its sleazy trainer -- not that there's much to steal from John Schultz's joylessly schematic paycheck.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
There's plenty of space up there for a colony of mediocre filmmakers. That's right, folks. To the moon. Bang! Zoom!
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Cast
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Cedric the Entertainer
as Ralph Kramden
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Mike Epps
as Ed Norton
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Gabrielle Union
as Alice Kramden
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Regina Hall
as Trixie Norton
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Eric Stoltz
as William Davis
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Jon Polito
as Kirby
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John Leguizamo
as Dodge
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Carol Woods
as Alice's Mom
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Ajay Naidu
as Vivek
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Kim Chan
as Quinn
- Arnell Powell
