Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.
Bringing Down the House has generally received mixed reviews.
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Bringing Down the House was released in 2003 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 453 reviews, giving Bringing Down the House (2003) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 67%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 49%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Bringing Down the House than critics were.
With a score of 53%, Bringing Down the House is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Jeepers Creepers 2, Gothika and In Hell.
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