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Turning the tables on Stanley Kramer’s 1967 drama Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, director Kevin Rodney Sullivan’s unromantic comedy brings us Bernie Mac as Percy Jones, family man and egomaniacal loan officer, and Ashton Kutcher as Simon Green, his wishy-washy potential son-in-law. Having decided not to inform her father that Simon is white, Theresa (Zoë Saldaña) introduces them just days prior to her parents’ 25th wedding anniversary. What ensues is a tired succession of set-ups in which Simon guilelessly seeks to prove his worth in the intimidating presence of Percy (who frequently refers to himself in the third person). Uncomfortable as this is for Simon, it’s more so for the audience to watch Kutcher goof his way unconvincingly through the movie. Guess Who is about understanding, and it’s my guess that anyone who’s seen the trailer has understood all there is to know about the film. (103 minutes)
BY STEVE HEAD
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