Big Momma's House

There are two jokes in Big Momma's House, Martin Lawrence's flimsy stab at Mrs. Doubtfire-style costume comedy: 1) Lawrence made up in a wig and a fat lady rubber suit, and 2) Lawrence made up in a wig and a fat lady rubber suit, staring lustfully at Nia Long's backside and shrieking "damn!" in a bad falsetto. If 95 minutes of those two gags repeated ad infinitum sound like your idea of a knee-slapping good time, don't let me stop you from watching this video. But anyone expecting more than such stale, underwhelming hilarity isn't likely to be impressed with the bone-headed guffaws and the tent pole plot that has Lawrence playing an FBI agent who has gone undercover as a Southern granny to catch a dangerous escaped bank robber (Terence Howard). Not recommended. (R. Blackwelder)