Post by StevePulaski on Oct 13, 2009 18:55:04 GMT -5
Craig (Ice Cube) and Dey Dey (Mike Epps) look around the neighborhood in Next Friday.
Rating: 3/4 stars.
Next Friday is the follow up to the successful cult film, Friday. This seems like an urban sequel to Booty Call more than Friday. This one takes place exactly a week after the first film.
The story is about Craig Jones (Ice Cube) who reprises his role as Craig, who goes to live with his uncle in Cucamonga after the neighborhood bully he beat up escapes from prison. Chris Tucker's character Smokey is said to go to rehab. Mike Epps takes the role of the supporting character, Day-Day, Craig's cousin. Day Day is basically the "hood" kinda guy, also denying he's the father of his girlfriend's child. His girlfriend takes many stands trying to beat him up, using her sister Baby D.
Meanwhile, the neighborhood bully, Debo, from the first Friday, escapes from jail trying to hunt down Craig while sneaking in the back of Craig's dads truck. Which they tricked him in driving down to Cucamonga saying Craig was hurt.
In the line of good sequels and bad sequels, this has its moment, but it's nothing compared to classic Friday. This one tries to have a lot of memoirs to the first movie, which it does, but many are forgettable. Still a decent sequel, I recommend Next Friday, but this is the case where seeing the original is almost vital.
Starring: Ice Cube and Mike Epps. Directed by: Steve Carr.