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Title: The Bland White Hype
Review: "The Great White Hype" is a satire all about boxing, with Samuel L. Jackson as the flamboyant,devious promoter. All cares about his $$$$,no matter how he gets it. He finds an alcoholic boxer who'd rather rock&"raise awareness about the homeless situation",tries to make him a champ, and promotes him as an Irishman (though he isn't)To its credit, "The Great White Hype" is often done in the style of a mockumentary,and there's good acting. It mocks political correctness. The "Irish" boxer,Robert Conklin,refuses to wear white gloves... because it would be racist! The "champion" (Damon Wayans) watches the blaxploitation movie "Dolemite" before the pivotal fight. "Great White Hype" is more about celebrity cameos (Cheech Marin, Jeff Goldblum, Corbin Bernsen, Jamie Foxx, Jonathan Rhys-Davies) than a script with any substance. It's more of a "name that famous face" than follow the story."Great White Hype" attempts to be cutting satire-but it ends up dull.
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