Review of Soul Man (1986) by Branden L — 26 Mar 2008

Great offensive film, the opposite of "watermelon man." c.thomas howell is so awesome in this movie.

This review of Soul Man (1986) was written by Branden L on 26 Mar 2008.

Soul Man has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brandon D (482) on 11 Jun 2010

Alots been said about the morals for this film which u can understand with the premise. but for me I dont find it racist at all…

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By Ken T (997) on 27 Jun 2009

At best, Soul Man is a passable time waster. At worst, its an unfunny comedy. James Earl Jones is still a cool S.O.B…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 17 Sep 2012

Yeah, it's bad, and kind of racist, but I think it's probably well intentioned, just done badly. It has that bad 80's kind of appeal…

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By The M (301) on 19 Apr 2008

This movie is a classic 80s treat. C. Thomas Howell is amazing and the storyling is classic 80s. Would this film get made today…

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By Ash R (28) on 23 Feb 2010

I haven't seen this movie in years but it was pretty decent…

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By C. H (432) on 01 Apr 2008

This film needed to be made as an assault on affirmative action as a terrible idea…

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By Jon M (853) on 25 Jan 2009

I still love this cheesy comedy! Even though c. thomas howell looks more a dude from india than an african american…

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Soul Man is about a white guy overdoses on tanning pills to make himself appear black so that he can use affirmative action to get into college…

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By Jamison R (287) on 21 Mar 2010

This has got to be one of the most underestimated 80's movies around! Whatever happened to C. Thomas Howell? Criminal Minds TV…

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