The Underclassman (2004)

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Directed by Marcos Siega.

Starring Nick Cannon.

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Nick Cannon stars in this comedy thriller as a 24-year-old police detective who takes no small amount of ribbing from his fellow officers for his boyish looks. His appearance, however, lands him a plumb assignment at a posh private high school, where he discovers the students are operating an underground business stealing and selling luxury cars. The Underclassman also stars Cheech Marin, Roselyn Sanchez, and Kelly Hu. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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"By Tricia Olszewski The gist of Underclassman can be summed up with this early line: “You’ve got a long way to go before you become the detective your father was!” This time, the second-rate dick is played by the charismatic Nick Cannon, star of the entertaining Drumline and the tiresome Love Don’t Cost a Thing. Unfortunately, Underclassman is more like the latter. Cannon’s ambitious bike cop, Tracy Stokes, is mostly a watered-down version of Chris Tucker’s Rush Hour motormouth. Though his wisecrackin’ schtick is occasionally funny—mostly the one-liners launched toward a tubby co-worker, such as a phone conversation that opens with “You meant to call Domino’s, didn’t you?”—Van Wilder scripters David T. Wagner and Brent Goldberg (with a story assist by Cannon) apparently took the soundtrack’s “Let’s Get Retarded” to heart. Opening with a headache-inducing chase sequence, director ... " [More]

Tags: highschool , investigation , impersonation , cartheft , roleplaying