Review of Guess Who (2005) by Thequietgamer — 25 Jan 2014

This remake of the 1967 "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" features a reversal of roles, as well as plenty of funny moments. It plays well off of it's incredibly likable cast, but when it starts dealing with the issues of racism the film does fall short because it never manages to come across as intelligent or risky as the 1967 film it serves as a remake to. It's still very sweet and funny, but it never becomes a hard look at why everyone should get along regardless of race like the original film did. The film definitely tries, but I do not feel like it quite gets it right.

Still, if you're looking for a sweet and funny romantic comedy then I recommend this movie. It never quite reaches the maturity of the 1967 film, but it still does hit on a few good lessons about how racism is wrong. "Guess Who" is worth checking out.