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Katt Williams: American Hustle- The Movie 
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Written by Nick Lyons   
Thursday, 01 May 2008


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Grade

Content Grade: C-
Sound Grade: B
Extras Grade: C
Picture Grade: B

Specs

Studio/Label: Paramount
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Sound Options and Formats: Stereo
Disc Length: 89 Minutes

Review

"Katt Williams: American Hustle- The Movie" would have worked better as a straight forward stand-up special.


"Katt Williams: American Hustle- The Movie" is a blend of stand-up and scripted gags. The feature begins with Katt Williams taking pitches from a film studio to star in ridiculous films that resemble the likes of "300" and "Norbit." Rather than agreeing to a role, he decides to go on a country wide comedy tour with fellow comedians Red Grant, Luenell, and Melanie Comarcho. What follows is snippets of their stand-up and a rather lengthy stand-up piece by Katt himself. Also included are appearances by celebs like Ludacris, Jeremy Piven and even Snoop Dogg.

There's no denying that Katt Williams is a talented comedian. From what I have seen of his film roles, he steals virtually every scene he is in. Unfortunately, the films he appears in are less than stellar and "American Hustle" is no exception. Rather than releasing a straight up stand-up DVD, he throws in sketches of himself at his mansion, in a studio, and on the road in a car. To me, this seemed like mere filler to make the DVD longer. Thankfully, we do get to see him on stage and he delivers several hearty laughs with jokes about sexual acts and Shaq and his children. Some of his jokes don't hit the mark, however, especially those about terrorist executions. He also says a number of completely over the top, vulgar and degrading comments about women that did not have me laughing.

Extras include a Katt Williams DVD ad, two extended versions of movie parodies, and 7 bloopers.


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