Guess Who

So I had a few hours to kill after work and I went to the movies. Alas, the only thing playing at the time I got there was Guess Who, a modern-day take on the classic Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Let me just say this: Ashton Kutcher is no Sidney Poitier.

The highest compliment I can muster for this film is that I didn’t want to die while watching it. That said, it’s still predictable and often dull. A lot of the jokes fall flat, and there are no real surprises here (and that holds true regarding Ashton’s acting also). There are a couple of amusing moments–most notably the scene where Ashton’s character gets roped into telling black jokes at the dinner table (though a lot of the humour came from the actual jokes, most of which I’d actually never heard before–take that as you will). The ending, however, is unforgivably treacly.

I paid $8 to see this (assuming I’d also get to see another flick in a two-fer, but that didn’t work out...), and I’d implore you to wait until you catch this on cable (or until some unsuspecting friend of yours rents/buys the dvd).