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Little Man (2006)

Rating: 0 Stars

'Little' Stinker

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

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This film is awful in too many ways to count. With his face digitally pasted onto the body of a little person, Marlon Wayans plays the title character pretending to be a baby to retrieve a stolen diamond he has ditched in Kerry Washington's purse. Despite plenty of opportunity, and the rampant stupidity of everyone involved, he still drags out his scheme for an entire weekend. It goes without saying that "Little Man" is not funny (guess how many groin jokes there are), but it also tries to pluck the heartstrings with its big ham-fists. Shawn Wayans plays the sensitive wannabe dad. Co-star Chazz Palminteri offers the best commentary: "I'm surrounded by morons." It's based, without credit, on a Chuck Jones cartoon, Baby Buggy Bunny (1954).

Starring: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tracy Morgan, Kerry Washington, John Witherspoon, Lochlyn Munro, Fred Stoller, Chazz Palminteri, Damien Dante Wayans, Gary Owen, John DeSantis, Dave Sheridan, Alex Borstein, Brittany Daniel, David Alan Grier, Molly Shannon, Rob Schneider
Written by: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, language and brief drug references
Running Time: 80 minutes
Date: July 14, 2006