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Janky Promoters

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While this film is watchable, I definitely would rate this as the least liked of the corroborations between Cube and Mike Epps. I would also say it falls towards the bottom when you throw in the Friday series, and the other movies he's played a hand in creating. As a big Cube fan, musically and theatrically, this is hands-down one of his worst (which explains why it was never advertised before being released to the theater, and then quickly released to DVD). It has its moments, but those expecting the same quality of work will be disappointed.

I purchased this movie eventhough I hadn't heard about it. I gave it a chance because I've loved all of Ice Cube's releases. Janky did not dissapoint. I was laughing the whole movie. Cube and Epps are a great team. I'm looking forward to Cube's next release.

The combination: Ice Cube and Mike Epps are very funny. Ther is nothing more to say. WATCH & ENJOY THE MOVIE.

"Janky Promoters" is the latest gleefully low-brow buddy comedy pairing Ice Cube and Mike Epps. Here, the duo star as a pair of improbably incompetent concert promoters. Cube (Russell Redds) and Epps (Jellyroll) have just struck a deal with popular hip-hop artist Young Jeezy (playing himself), and have less than 24 hours to finalize the logistics, despite the fact that they have less than $1,000 between them.

Thus begins a series of increasingly grating misadventures, as Russell and Jellyroll seek to con their way into having a successful show. The filmmakers could have made the lead characters more likeable, despite their slacker status. As it stands, despite the efforts of Cube and Epps, Russell and Jellyroll mainly come across as boorish clowns that you want to fail--Russell steals his fiancée's checkbook to pay his share of the concert costs, and Jellyroll brags to a reality-TV crew that he's sleeping with a married woman (Character actors Tamala Jones and Glenn Plummer are wasted as the unfaithful wife and her cuckolded husband, respectively.)

It's hard to sympathize with most of the characters here; they to be reflexively foul-mouthed and defiantly ignorant. Among the parade of eccentrics are star-struck hotel maids and a mom who prepares crack like it's Sunday dinner. One of the few bright spots involves Russell's teen son `Young Seymour' (James "Lil' JJ" Lewis), an amateur rapper who nonetheless thinks he's entitled to a room-crowding entourage. Russell's unabashed encouragement of Seymour's dancers to rump-shake more inadvertently highlights the recurring critique of rap-as-sexploitation.

Taking into account such film phenomena as American Pie, Wedding Crashers and The Hangover, `slob comedies' clearly have a place and an audience. Still, "Promoters" isn't likely to entice viewers beyond the converted. Looking at the broader themes in the film, it could have been a more clever satire of behind-the-scenes goings-on in the hip-hop music industry (screenplay credit goes to Ice Cube.) Yet the film functions as an unofficial sequel to the Friday movie series--in fact, given the cult popularity of those films, it's unclear why the filmmakers didn't go that route. Unless viewers are Ice Cube or Mike Epps completists, "Promoters" is a rental at best.

Very good movie, will purchase more movies from this person . Movie play all the way through sound was good as well

Come on, people! This movie is soo funny. There is a lot of subtle humor in this film and it actually gets funnier and funnier the 2nd, 3rd, 4th time, etc. I actually bought it 4 times lol just to support Ice Cube & Mike Epps. I grew up on Cube's music and love everything Mike Epps does (even stand up) and they did not disappoint in this movie! Just the opposite. I LOVE IT.

This was a funny movie and I still watch it, but I think I had different expectations of the movie. I enjoyed it though and it was very funny. Come on, Mike Epps and Ice Cube, means FUNNY!

I loved iced cube back when he was with NWA but he really can't do comedy like he use to. He's more of a diverse father figure type now a day's....Now Mike Epps is funny cause he get's hype over little things.

Ice Cube + Mike Epps = FUNNY... you can't deny the chemistry between these two once the camera starts rolling it's time to start laughing. You can put janky promotors right up there with the friday's series.

These two together always equal good entertainment. You will never be disappointed with this one because it surely is Janky Entertainment. Mike Epps, IceCube, young jezzy, and many more hilarious characters you have to watch this movie to see what Im talking about.