Synopsis
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.
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Cast
- Shawn WayansKevin Copeland
- Marlon WayansMarcus Copeland
- Frankie FaisonElliott Gordon
- Terry CrewsLatrell Spencer
- Faune Chambers WatkinsGina Copeland
- Rochelle AytesDenise Porter
- Lochlyn MunroAgent Jake Harper
- Eddie VelezAgent Vincent Gomez
- Busy PhilippsKaren
- Jessica CauffielTori
Recommendations
- 75
USA Today
What we get is a tweaked variation on the litany of men-disguised-as-women comedies: "Some Like It Hot" and "Tootsie," just for starters. Obviously, this sassy farce sounds recycled and certainly appears to be in the coming attraction. Yet it's also funnier than expected in ways you wouldn't expect. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Even if it lingers a bit too long, White Chicks represents a solid accomplishment for the crowd-pleasing Wayans brothers. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
This is the kind of film that will leave many audience members groaning with laughter -- and others simply groaning. It's skit/situation comedy that exploits stereotypes with a vengeance and knows no shame in borrowing from much better movies ranging from "Some Like It Hot" to "Tootsie." - 70
Variety
As lowbrow comedies go, it pretty much delivers. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
For a film that uses race, class and sexual stereotypes as the starting point, this is disappointingly skin deep. - 50
Boston Globe
The film feels long when it should be brisk, and it's bloated with stretches of hot, dead air. The racial kitsch goes nowhere. - 40
The A.V. Club
Stupidity has worked for the Wayans brothers in the past, but White Chicks will likely test the patience of even their most loyal fans. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The mere sight of strapping men in micro-mini skirts suffering the indignities of thong underwear, catcalls and pushy pick-up artists is good for a couple of lowbrow laughs, but they're buried pretty deep in dreck.
