White Chicks (2004)

15% of critics liked it
(123 reviews)
62% of users liked it
(31,184,210 ratings)

When brothers and fellow FBI agents Marcus (Marlon Wayans) and Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans) accidentally ruin an otherwise painstakingly executed drug bust, getting back into the good graces of their boss becomes a high-priority assignment in itself. With this in mind, Marcus and Kevin take on a… More When brothers and fellow FBI agents Marcus (Marlon Wayans) and Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans) accidentally ruin an otherwise painstakingly executed drug bust, getting back into the good graces of their boss becomes a high-priority assignment in itself. With this in mind, Marcus and Kevin take on a case far beneath their usual standards when they agree to escort socialite sisters Brittany (Maitland Ward) and Tiffany Wilton (Anne Dudek) from a private terminal at JFK Airport to their hotel room in the Hamptons. Once there, two considerably higher-ranking agents will take over the girls' protection. The extra security is no mere perk of wealth, however, as it appears that Brittany and Tiffany have been targeted by a serial kidnapper. The FBI hopes to apprehend the perpetrator by using the girls as bait, unbeknownst to them. The plan may have worked if it weren't for Kevin and Marcus, who manage to let the sisters in on the secret. Understandably, neither of them want any part in the process, so they force the brothers to come up with a radical solution: With the help of an FBI lab scientist, the very much African-American Kevin and Marcus will be transformed into two white women who could pass for Brittany and Tiffany. The agents must keep the charade up long enough to lure the kidnapper, but fooling everyone involved will be the job of their lives. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, White Chicks also features James King and Lochlyn Munro. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Written By: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 23, 2004 Wide
On DVD: Oct 26, 2004
Studio: Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

Laura Sinagra, Village Voice
A plotless romp of Manolo wobbling, 'Omigod!' yipping, and broadly comic attempts to conceal that unsquashable manly lust and slangin' machismo.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
[I]t's the worst movie of the year.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Banshee-howlingly awful.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
A tawdry excuse for a movie, but it has a handful of shameless giggles.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
The film feels long when it should be brisk, and it's bloated with stretches of hot, dead air.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
It's not what the Wayans brothers do, it's how they do it. They do it funny.
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Predictable farce isn't very funny or original.
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
It's bad enough watching a dreadfully unfunny really awful comedy, but watching a very racist comedy makes it all the worse...
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Complements the awfulness of its protagonists' Caucasian camouflage with putrid bathroom humor, pitiable romance and brainless racial/social commentary.
Amy Simmons, Time Out
Most gags are as weak as they are derivative, offering little incentive to suspend one's disbelief, and as for the gender politics, well... you can only imagine.
, Empire Magazine
Odds on you know what you're in for, so if you're prepared to shell out your reddies for it, you'll find it amicable enough.
Kevin Carr, Film Threat
Let's forget about the clunky plot and shallow characters. Let's forget about the racist undertones of the film. Bottom line, the white chicks scare me. Seriously. They're freaky looking. They are the stuff of nightmares.
Rick Kisonak, Film Threat
Think Mean Girls rewritten by Joe Piscopo.
Steven Snyder, Zertinet Movies
Amid an overbearing story that suffocates its humor, Chicks' increasingly repetitive and tired jokes reek of a comedy on autopilot.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
From frame one, the screen is populated with broad, unfunny caricatures and no one resembling an actual person.
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
... a bottom-of-the-page, jump-it-deep-inside meaningless movie review written by a dog
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Quem disse aos irmãos Wayans que eles são engraçados? Provavelmente a mesma pessoa que os convenceu de que a maquiagem utilizada no filme era boa...
Anthony Del Valle, Las Vegas Mercury
Stupid, crude, inept, illogical, and, alas, very funny.
Stella Papamichael, BBC
Wayans takes one (unfunny) joke and runs with it far beyond the realms of plausibility to a point where even Michael Jackson would draw the line.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
The Wayans brothers are gifted actors-filmmakers, so why is it that they continually make lazy, unchallenging movies?

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Lucas M

Terrible silly.
Eric A

Very obvious and pretty awful. The Wayans bros are always funny no matter what, so they saved the film from being a complete disaster.
Colin M

Total Crap.
Mike S

Stupid and full of fart jokes, but still a worthwhile comedy that got a couple of laughs out of me. Primarily with credit to Terry Crews, who is the saving grace of this jest as the hopelessly love-struck Lattrell Spencer, who becomes hilariously infatued with one of the "white… More
Stupid and full of fart jokes, but still a worthwhile comedy that got a couple of laughs out of me. Primarily with credit to Terry Crews, who is the saving grace of this jest as the hopelessly love-struck Lattrell Spencer, who becomes hilariously infatued with one of the "white chicks". I've never seen a movie with the Wayans that I didn't enjoy, but I would have to say that this is their weakest effort yet. There's just something about them made-up as two socialite Paris Hilton-types that looks more disturbing than funny. All in all though, it's not half-bad. Just a little annoying sometimes, to the eyes and ears alike.
Matt G

Guilty pleasure.
Bethany M

Hilarious. The Wayan Brothers never fail to amuse. I don't understand how this has got such bad reviews. It's a silly comedy yes, but you can't deny that the whole of the film is hysterical throughout. A must see!
Brad W

A very bad movie, I chuckled at times but the movie has a bad plot, boring protagonists, and nothing great about it at all.
Dean !

A very silly film, but it has a few scenes that are funny or will make you smile......let's leave it at that.
Richard C

Grade: C
EightThirty .

10/10/2010 (TELEVISION) This brings it back! I remember this flick when it was new and I loved it, I just could not stop laughing. Now, it's not that funny for some reason, maybe I actually grew up but I'm still putting it in my faves for the enjoyment I recall from my… More
10/10/2010 (TELEVISION) This brings it back! I remember this flick when it was new and I loved it, I just could not stop laughing. Now, it's not that funny for some reason, maybe I actually grew up but I'm still putting it in my faves for the enjoyment I recall from my initial experience. It is funny all the way and although I did not laugh as hard as I did when I first watched it, I still managed to crack up. This is another flick where I think very young kids and old as people like my "Grandparents" who love the silliest stuff will burst out in laughter. I would select this as a groupie choice especially for the boys cause we love crap like this, this strand of comedy causes us guys to roll over like animals and make lots of noise while girls look at us like we're stupid. Very funny indeed!
Dead A

This was okay. A bit funny.
Alexander W

Don't get me wrong the Wayans brothers are pretty funny but I really don't rate this film and wouldn't be interested in watching it again.
KJ P

I thought it was average!
Conner R

While it does have one shining element, Terry Crews, it wasn't enough to save this horrible plot. Not only do the Wayans brothers look like deformed circus freaks, they committed almost zero energy to their roles. There was a lot of cheap loud humor, making this a complete… More
While it does have one shining element, Terry Crews, it wasn't enough to save this horrible plot. Not only do the Wayans brothers look like deformed circus freaks, they committed almost zero energy to their roles. There was a lot of cheap loud humor, making this a complete disaster.
Jani H

"Well, your mother's ass is so hairy, it looks like Don King's about to pop out and say; Only in America!" Oh my fuckin' burning balls! A production budget of 37 million, total gross of 113 million dollars! With that ammount of cash, think of how many… More
"Well, your mother's ass is so hairy, it looks like Don King's about to pop out and say; Only in America!" Oh my fuckin' burning balls! A production budget of 37 million, total gross of 113 million dollars! With that ammount of cash, think of how many independent movies could've been made. And think how many retards actually paid to see this? Glad I'm not one of 'em... What a fuckin' waste of time and film. I'm sorry I wasted my time on this piece of shit.
Martin S

This is very stupid....but also very funny. And Terry Crews gotta be the coolest guy ever
David S

This film is an abomination to the word "comedy". It's an abomination to the word "film". In fact, I think after this review, the word abomination might object with being put in the same field. I was against this film from the start but when you're forced… More
This film is an abomination to the word "comedy". It's an abomination to the word "film". In fact, I think after this review, the word abomination might object with being put in the same field. I was against this film from the start but when you're forced to watch this film for whatever reason, as was the case here, you hope that maybe you're being a little too harsh. Not this film, oh no. This film manages to be dumber than expected. The main problem with films of this ilk is that, as dumb as the protagonists are, you would expect the supporting cast to be the voice of reason or the people with enough intelligence to investigate these strange matters a little further. But no, if anything, the supporting cast manages to be even dumber to the point where you wonder how they can get out of bed without killing themselves accidentally. The sad thing is that the Wayans didn't learn the lesson about taking suspension of disbelief too far and released Little Man. I shudder to think of what's next but all I can say is this: If you are forced to see this film, whoever is forcing you owes you big time. And a pound of flesh won't do it. Anything under one bucket of their own blood won't even cover the first 30 minutes.
Dean L

I love the Wayans, but they need to start thinking about what they put their names on. Shawn and Marlon star in this disaster of a movie. Skip it...really.
Tim S

Fuck you, Wayans brothers!
Josh L

I don't ever want to see another comedy with the Wayan's brothers in it again. Their premise for their movies is awful and the movies are never funny, just dumb.