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Don't Be a Menace to South Central Reviews

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Written by and starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans, this irreverent, comic spoof chronicles the exploits of a young black man whose mother returns him to the 'hood to live and learn from his father.

Don't believe the hype. Granted, the recent cycle of self-righteous, faux-political ghetto melodramas -- BOYZ N THE HOOD etc. -- is fairly begging for rude, satirical deflation, but the Wayans Brothers, late of television's In Living Color, aren't the men for the job. While there are a couple of genuine laughs here, this AIRPLANE!-style collection of gags and blackouts is strangely sour and ultimately wearisome.