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By Rocio H (13) on 03 Sep 2009

It's more worthy of 2 1/2 stars, but this clunky-kitsch-filled-race rant is worth a watch, even if it really does feel like it's dragging a…

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By Arya A (15) on 16 Sep 2008

Very funny; great ending too. The film also pokes fun at people who may consider themselves progressive in belief but not in practice…

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By Thomas F (401) on 09 Sep 2008

It just didnt know what it wanted to be. The first half of the film was hilarious and the second half was more of a serious drama…

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By Whatitdo? (2) on 10 Jun 2008

More people could learn from a comedy that has such a strong message on the stereotypes of race in america, it even can apply in today's ignorant…

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By Michael K (2,029) on 03 Apr 2008

Pretty funny movie good use of ironic racism 4/5 ;-*…

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By Branden L (21) on 13 Mar 2008

A great movie, and Godfrey Cambridge's delivery is priceless. Except for two scenes, this movie could be shown in high schools…

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By Thomas P (1,379) on 05 Nov 2007

10.5.07: Great flick. speaks alot about the times, and is really funny…

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By Private U (13,627) on 18 Oct 2007

I watched this movie once about 25 years ago - it stuck in my mind since - streets ahead…

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By Guy S (141) on 29 Sep 2007

Must be one of the most underrated comedies of all time…

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By Brett W (781) on 19 Sep 2007

In a way, this movie is perverted. But that's good, right…

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By Dave T (188) on 12 Aug 2007

Gotta be one of the most underrated films of all…

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By Jake Cole (292) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 24 Feb 2007

Gradually, Van Peebles turns stereotypical images of postwar bourgeois prosperity against themselves, leading to a denouement that feels oddly…

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By Angel (34) on 13 Apr 2005

[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]Before Soul Man There was Watermelon Man it's Dated but lots of laughs…

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By Rumsey Taylor (94) for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (268) on 20 Nov 2003

It is not the most stalwart ethnological study of its time, though it is significant for its heritage, its confrontation, and its violation of taboos…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Sep 2001

The pounding prelude to a cultural and cinematic revolution, Watermelon Man nearly bubbles over with the rage that exploded outright with Van…

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 Jan 1984

Watermelon Man demands complete surrender and gives absolutely nothing in return except embarrassment…

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