Soul Men
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| Soul Men | |
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| Directed by | Malcolm D. Lee |
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| Produced by | David T. Friendly Charles Castaldi Steve Greener |
| Written by | Robert Ramsey Matthew Stone |
| Narrated by | Randy Jackson |
| Starring | Samuel L. Jackson Bernie Mac Sharon Leal Sean Hayes Affion Crockett Adam Herschman Mike Epps with Isaac Hayes and John Legend |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | November 7, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $12,082,391[1] |
Soul Men is a 2008 American music-comedy-drama film directed by Malcolm D. Lee and Written by Screenwriters Matthew Stone and Rob Ramsey. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Isaac Hayes and John Legend. It was released on November 7, 2008.
Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac both died in unrelated circumstances in August 2008.[2] Director Lee said the film was heavily re-edited to soften the tone of the film, as a tribute to the two actors.[citation needed]
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[edit] Premise
Two former backup soul singers, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie Mac) who have not spoken to each other in 20 years reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently deceased lead singer Marcus Hooks (John Legend). Cleo (Sharon Leal), a beautiful young woman in an abusive relationship, who is believed to be Floyd's daughter accompanies them as a new singer. A few problems come their way involving Cleo's wanna-be gangsta rapper boyfriend (Affion Crockett), Floyd's fling with a white woman (Jennifer Coolidge) and a lot more leading up to their big performance at the Apollo Theater, and the two Soul Men reform a bond that they lost 20 years ago.
[edit] Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Louis Hinds
- Bernie Mac as Floyd Henderson
- Sharon Leal as Cleo Whitfield
- Sean Hayes as Danny Epstein
- Affion Crockett as Lester "The Court Jester"
- Adam Herschman as Phillip
- Fatso-Fasano as Pay-Pay
- Jackie Long as ZIg-Zag
- John Legend as Marcus Hooks
- Isaac Hayes as Himself
- Mike Epps as Duane Henderson
- Millie Jackson as Floyd's ex
- Jennifer Coolidge as Rosalee
- Randy Jackson as The Narrator (voice)
[edit] Reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Based on 73 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics stated that Soul Men features lively performances from Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson, and some hilarious moments, but ultimately suffers from an unoriginal script.[3] On Metacritic, another review aggretator, reported that critics gave the film an average score of 80/100, based on 23 reviews.[4]
The film opened at #6 with $5,000,000 in front of Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Changeling, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Role Models, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (which Bernie Mac was also in) respectively.[5] At the conclusion of its domestic theatrical run on February 5, 2009, the film's gross was $67,082,391.
[edit] References
- ^ "Soul Men". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/SOULM.php. Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac star in new film". NME.com. 2008-08-11. http://www.nme.com/news/isaac-hayes/38798.
- ^ "Soul Men Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009635-soul_men/. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Soul Men(2008):Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/soulmen. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Weekend Box Office Results from 11/7 - 11/9". Box Office Mojo. 2008-11-09. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2008&wknd=45&p=.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-15.
[edit] External links
- Soul Men 2008 Movie Official Website
- Soul Men 2008 Community
- Soul Men 2008 Movie Review at Netkushi.com Soul Men 2008 Movie Review
- Soul Men at the Internet Movie Database
- Soul Men at Allmovie
- Soul Men at Rotten Tomatoes
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