Quite surprisingly, I enjoyed Big Momma's House. Martin Lawrence is able to keep the movie rolling with his slapstick comedy and the hilarious situations he gets himself involved in. A combination of Mrs. Doubtfire, Blue Streak, and The Nutty Professor, Big Momma's House is obviously written to show off Martin Lawrence's comedic skills while at the same time trying to craft a plot to keep both adults and kids interested (hence the PG-13 rating).

Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent who must go undercover as Big Momma in order to find out the truth about Sherry (Nia Long) and her involvment in a bank robbery committed by her ex-beau. Of course, while undercover, he falls in love with Sherry and tries to romance her as himself, Malcom, by taking Big Momma "off" and becoming normal. The basic plot structure this movie follows is its only downside. If you've seen only a few comedies like this in your time, you'll easily guess how it ends up and most of the occurrences in the film long before they happen. Nonetheless, Martin Lawrence is able to keep the film moving with the situations he gets into and is thrown into.

Even though most of the film follows the basic plot of its counterparts, it still entertains sufficiently and is worth at least a matinee price. Just hope you don't sit too close to someone with an overly annoying laugh.

Genres: Comedy, Romance
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 98 minutes
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