#6: Peeples (2013)

I really wanted to like this film.  It had a lot of potential.  I love Kerry Washington on Scandal.  I think she's a great actress and has proven her talent in a lot of films.  Craig Robinson and David Alan Grier are two of the funniest comic actors around.  Grier's role in Boomerang is a classic and, of course, I will always have much love for him from his groundbreaking work on In Living Color.  Craig Robinson is usually a highlight in every film he's in, from Zack and Miri Make a Porno to This Is The End.  S. Epatha Merkerson is also always divine.  So the acting talent is definitely there.  I love the idea of a story about African-Americans that takes place in Sag Harbor as opposed to Harlem.  We are a diverse people and all of our stories deserve to be told.  However, this just doesn't do it for me.  I think I read a review somewhere that described it as a black Meet the Parents.  I hate "black" versions of things.  It's just not necessary to emulate something else.  We are a creative people and I'm sure there are a lot of original stories to tell about us.  Besides, this doesn't even come anywhere close to Meet the Parents.  It's just not that funny.  It's actually pretty boring.  None of these characters are interesting enough to watch for two hours, and not a lot happens that is compelling enough to make me feel anything.  I think boring is worse than bad.  Bad can be entertaining on a certain level.  Boring is just... eh.