film "is not as fearless and sharp-edged as it could be—but it provides a lot of laughs, and barbecues a few sacred cows." He added: A decidedly more mixed review came from Peter Rainer of the Los Angeles Times, who wrote that "the idea is so funny that for a long time the film coasts on our good will. But it should be funnier than it is. Writer-director Rusty Cundieff, who also stars, along with Larry B. Scott and Mark Christopher Lawrence, as one of the three members of the rap group N.W.H., has a loose-limbed comic sense, and there are hilarious bits poking through the tedium. What the movie lacks is any kind of smart, sociological sense. It's a defanged spoof." On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 83% from 23 reviews. Year-end lists Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News Honorable mention – Howie Movshovitz, The Denver Post Honorable mention – Michael MacCambridge, Austin American-Statesman See also CB4 List of hood films References External links 1993 films 1990s mockumentary films American independent films American satirical films 1990s hip hop films Hood comedy films American mockumentary films Films directed by Rusty Cundieff Films scored by Jimmy Manzie ITC Entertainment films The Samuel Goldwyn Company films African-American comedy films 1993 directorial debut films 1993 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films