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	Soul Plane
	Jessy Terrero Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, Brian Hooks, D.L. Hughley, Arielle Kebbel, Missi Pyle, Mo'Nique, Sofía Vergara, John Witherspoon 2004		The lowest common denominator got much lower with the release of "Soul Plane," a frenetic comedy that takes off when an African-American man loses his pet dog during a terrible in-flight experience. He sues the carrier for damages, is awarded a massive settlement and decides to start his own super-funky airline. Trying to be a no-holds-barred, no-joke-left-unturned riot in the spirit of "Airplane," "Soul Plane" stoops to the most stoopid sex, drugs, race and toilet humor. The enterprising Nashawn (Kevin Hart) founds NWA Airlines. Accompanied by his more "street" cousin Muggsy (rapper Method Man) and a bunch of urban players, he boards the maiden voyage of his venture, and gets the par-tay started. Tom Arnold is the token aghast white guy, stuck on the flight with his kids and bimbo girlfriend. The pilot, Capt. Mack, was just released from jail. In one of the movie's few inspired ideas, he's played by amusingly stoned-out rap-king Snoop Dogg. Even when he barely says a word, Snoop is more entertaining than most of the other cast members who, arrayed from first-class to coach, represent various borderline-offensive black stereotypes. There are a few gut-busting, in-spite-of-yourself laughs amid the waste and the wasted, although there's no escaping the vulgarity. "Soul Plane" shouldn't be grounded. Just banished to cable.


	Wednesday, November 13, 2024





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