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Little Man

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Average rating
(58%)
 
Starring: Marlon Wayans | Linden Porco | Gabriel Pimental | Shawn Wayans | Kerry Washington | Chazz Palminteri
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Studio: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 90 mins
Genres: Comedy
Languages: English, English Audio Description
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Hearing-impaired: English
Subtitles: Spanish, Hindi, French, Arabic
Released: January 22, 2007
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Calvin (Marlon Wayans)is a diminutive and unquestionably weird-looking jewel thief who poses as a toddler in order to retrieve a diamond he hid with the childless-but-trying couple Daryl and Vanessa (played by Shawn Wayans and Kerry Washington). Hilarity ensues as the movie runs wild with a slew of breastfeeding jokes, crotch shots, and scatological humour that recognises no boundaries. When Calvin's boss, Walken (Chazz Palminteri), tracks down the titular little man and his new family to snatch the diamond that is rightfully his, the movie turns into a familiar riff on HOME ALONE: when a criminal is after you, hit him in the crotch. Calvin and Daryl join together in a bid to defeat the evil Walken and his henchmen, and in the process learn a little something about what it means to love and be loved. Despite small budgets and a lack of bona fide star power, the Wayans Brothers have proven to be one of the most commercially successful comedy teams in the Hollywood of the early 2000s. The brothers rose to fame in the 1990s via the IN LIVING COLOR sketch show and later the gross-out satire-lite of the SCARY MOVIE series. Similar to their 2004 movie WHITE CHICKS--about two undercover black police officers posing as rich white girls--2006's LITTLE MAN is a raunchy crime caper that likewise uses a grotesque fish-out-of-water scenario as its comedic focal point. To discuss matters of taste in the context of LITTLE MAN defeats the purpose of its mere existence--this movie revels in its own base-level humour. However, even the Wayans brothers themselves acknowledge that they are making silly movies for as broad an audience as possible. While some of the sex jokes are perhaps a little too raunchy for children, the movie is packed with sub-Looney Tunes tomfoolery, not to mention a Looney Tunes plot (remember when Bugs Bunny took in Baby-Face Finster? The Wayans brothers certainly do), making this perfect fodder for kids--or adults with a juvenile sense of humour.

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29 out of 44 people found the following review helpful:


Sweet Mother Of Jesus Preserve Us!

Private Widdle from Royston Vasey, 20th October, 2006

Without exception, the most vile, excerable filth to ever ooze out of cinema hell. Its not big, it certainly isn't funny, its not offensive in a humourous way, its the most sickening, putrid mish-mash of women hating, minority abusing slime that's ever been made. This is not un-PC cutting edge, its just nasty baiting of people with afflictions. Everyone who sees this film should be deported, the people who made it should be put in the stocks for a decade. I have sat through some utter arse gravy in my time, but this is by FAR the worst thing I have ever seen. I would rather spend a week in a septic tank with Jim Davidson and Piers Morgan than sit through another second of this evil bile. Please do not rent this film, its not 'so bad its good'. Even if you think Bernard Manning is the funniest, most inventive humourist in the cosmos, you will feel violated after watching this film. I wish I could have the memory of this satanic poison expunged from my mind, I will take this experience to the grave.

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19 out of 28 people found the following review helpful:


Sick as it gets

A Customer from UK, 4th September, 2006

If you hate women and small people and have a brain the size of a small pea who is amused by possibly the worst film ever made then this is for you. An endearing endightment of modern Hollywood. People got paid for this deplorable s***. It's sad that to review the film here, you have to give it a star to be able to post. This is a no star film

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10 out of 14 people found the following review helpful:


Little Man

Cornetto from , 24th April, 2007

I haven't laughed so much in a while, almost rolling around on the floor it was so so funny. A wannabe dad (Shawn Wayans) mistakes a incredible short man on the run (Marlon Wayans) (stolen a diamond) as his newly adopted son. There are so many funny parts that I could mention, however my husband liked the part where (Marlon Wayans) were bouncing on the females knee and when baby climbs into bed with his newly adopted parents. Wait for the surprise ending!!!!!!

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6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:


One Weird Mo' Fo' of a Movie...

A Customer from Scotland, 19th April, 2007

I watched this the other night...still trying to come to terms with what I saw...might need therapy... Basic plot---Little Man--a criminal midget--steals a huge diamond, and hides it in the handbag of an unsuspecting woman. In order to get it back, he disguises himself as a foundling baby, and leaves himself on the doorstep of the woman and her husband. Every baby-but-actually-a-grown man thing you can think of is thrown in here--and probably some you wouldn't admit to thinking of. This is a creepy, creepy movie...there are a few laughs, and certainly it's amazing what they can do with special effects, however, it's defintely NOT a movie for kids--I'm not really sure it's for adults, either!

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Really Bad

chaye from from Feltham, 18th July, 2008

The worst most disgustingly stupid film ever. It had weird sexual scenes you would rather not see. Nothing graphic but oh dear. The so-called special effects looks like it was done by a monkey (no offense to monkeys). I cannot believe they gave people money to make this load crap when there are really good movies around to be made but they had not funding. Life isn't fair sometimes. If what to laugh rent something else.

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Great to keep older kids amused

A Customer from Near Dumbarton, 17th July, 2008

Found this film really quite funny despite myself and my kids (aged around 10) thought it was hilarious. Good for a cold wet Sunday!

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I LOVE IT!!!!

ces4bulls from , 15th July, 2008

sorry guys & gals....but i love this film. i can (and do quite often) watch it over and over again. the actors and actresses are bang on for the parts they play. the wayans brothers have excelled themselves here. what a team kelvin & percy make and to top off the whole thing, you get brittany daniel.......gorgeous or what???? if you've not seen this movie and you want a really fun and relaxed movie to laugh along to, then please give this one a go, you wo'nt be dissapointed. to the wayans brothers & all the cast & crew...thank you :-)

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Little Man

GPS from from Coventry, 12th July, 2008

Absolutely appalling!

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