Amos & Andrew

Impressions before seeing it
Would never have heard of it if my buddy Corey hadn't mentioned it to me. But it sounded funny, and how can you pass up an early film with Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson?

How was it?
Much of the comedy comes from everyone in this movie being a huge moron except for Amos and Andrew. It starts with some pre-9/11 racial profiling and escalates into a ridiculous hostage situation brought on by an egomaniac trying to preserve his reputation. But there are some clever bits, like some of the characters smearing dark disguise paint on their faces so that they end up being in "blackface" when going in to deal with Andrew at the beginning. And I guess the entire movie is a message about how stupid people can be when it comes to stereotyping and how quickly they jump to conclusions. But this was made in 1993 and as I hinted above, it might have been even more relevant had it been made in 2002 when racial profiling was all the rage. But it's a fun movie, and almost a hidden gem because not many people are probably aware that these two box office stars did a movie together back when they weren't as big as they are now.

Recommendation
It's a little fun and crazy and a time capsule for Cage and Jackson, and that makes it an interesting watch.