With all the cheese and leather of 1970's cops
shows, "U.B." takes to the screen. Unlike "Charlie's Angels"
(the movie), "U.B." has no TV series namesake to
spoof, so instead, it spoofs itself.
"After great leaps during the civil rights
movement of the '60's, the black culture began to
lose its flavor" (insert video of Mr. T., Urkel, and
Dennis Rodman in a dress). The Brotherhood (a secret
underground spy agency) sets out to bring down "The
Man." In this case, The Man is a single villain
devising his evil plans from a diabolic mansion
resting on the stereotypical bad-guy island. The Man
is never seen, instead U.Brother concentrates his
energies on Chris Kattan playing Mr. Feather, The
Man's right hand white man with black man tendencies.
(And he hates himself for it).
Undercover Cop is a mustang, a wild untamed heart
that knows how, where and when to unleash his
blackness on the oppressors of the world ... and a
few lucky hot babes as well. He teams up with the
Brotherhood in a film that never stops being
funny.
Highlights: Caucasai-vision (meant to give
U.brother the white man's culture in mere seconds).
Conspiracy Brother thinks the NBA 3-point shot was
instituted to give white guys a chance. A pseudo
high-speed golf cart chase scene. Lastly, I happened
to enjoy a camera spin wipe that leaves Mr. Feather
nauseous.
Lowlights: I can't think of any.
Quick pace, no lulls, many silly bits and a
soundtrack that knows how to back this kind of
satirical comedy. It's a lot of good silly fun.
"U.B." was born on a fledgling internet site two
years ago. When Urban Entertainment was founded in
1999, the company put the word out to African
American filmmakers that it was looking for short
films or an animation series for its website.
Novelist and screenwriter John Ridley stepped up to
conceive and write a satirical series about a top
operative working at a secret organization dedicated
to ensuring equality for all.
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