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A Low Down Dirty Shame [Region 2] Reviews:
Is it a Shame?
2009-08-06 - I could not stop laughing, the movie is great, and i was glad to have bought it from you!!

A Low Down Dirty Shame
2009-07-17 - A Low Down Diry Shame is one of my favorite funny movies. Jada wam even funnier than Kenan.

Happy
2009-06-29 - This is one of my all time favorite movies,not easy to find in any video store but if you are a fan of Keenan Ivory Wayans(which I am)you will definitely love this movie. I received my order very fast and was able to enjoy it with others.

The genius of Keenen*
2009-05-27 - I recently repurchased this movie to see how my adult self liked it compared to my preteen self, who adored it. I was really looking forward to watching it and I was not disappointed. I think this period was Keenen Ivory Wayans at his peak. While he was known for some of the over-the-top humor of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (which I also love) and broke records later with films that often flirted with the line of good taste (and often crossed it, in my opinion) like Scary Movie, this movie, and other works during the early to mid 90s such as The Five Heartbeats(which he co-wrote), shows his mastery of the subtle. This movie is great in part because he brings a humor, perspective, and feel that are distinctly "Black" yet entirely universal! I watched the movie with closed caption on (a strange habit of mine) and it was hilarious to see the mistakes the captioners made, especially with lines Peaches used.

Additionally, while it doesn't take itself too seriously, it is a wonderful action movie! Comparing this to "Sucka" is particularly insightful. Watching Shame transform from scruffy PI to sexy leading man is quite similar to Spade (and crew) getting into his army gear, right down to the boxes of bullets. What's different is the feel and that is the part of the genius of this film, in my opinion. It takes a "Keen" person to do a great satire/spoof that was as socially relevant as "Sucka" and his understanding of the elements that make a movie good is on display in this film. That the main character has only one, monosyllabic name is another subtle jab at the genre. Charles Dutton's role was a great surprise for that time period which I always thought was a great casting decision.

I can't imagine why anyone would dislike this film, except for those who strongly dislike swear words, which this movie has, but it is rated R. I'm giving it 5 stars, though I initially intended to give it 4 because it's my review, I intensely enjoyed this film, and everyone I spoke to about the movie after I re-watched it quickly warmed to their own memories of it and continually agreed with my assertion that this film, and Keenen's genius, is slept on...and that's a Low Down Dirty Shame.

*Excuse the many weak puns throughout this review.

low down dirty shame
2009-05-09 - IT WAS VERY FUNNY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
IT'S A KEEPER. IT'S A OLD SCHOOL HIT!

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