On the first listen, I was thinking that this was just generic bland pop/R&B, but after a second and third spin, I can't deny some of the catchy moments it possesses. 'Heartbeat' has a good hook. "Stacy" feels different than everything else here with somewhat of a dark tone. The female vocals singing "goodbye" make the final song. It's amazing how one little touch can improve a song so much. The album is not great by any means, and as it's almost entirely produced by J.R. Rotem I'd expect more (it sounds more like a 2007-2008 album), but there are some likeable songs. Best Tracks: Replay, So Big, OK, Heartbeat, Goodbye

I really need to read the synopsis of movies before I watch them. This is a generic comedy where a stereotypical boring guy is put in an unfamiliar environment with extroverts who are crude, don't think before they speak, drink, take drugs and are overtly sexual. We've seen all this before. Anne Heche's character is annoying and unfunny. John C. Reilly says a few decent things but a lot doesn't work. Very forgettable.

[SPOILERS]3.5/5? What are you people thinking? Style over substance. Everything in this movie feels so forced and contrived. Rick Moranis' character in particular. It feels like a parody of old gangster flicks, but it doesn't want to be treated as one. The lead sounds like he is trying to impersonate Stallone. When he knocked out his love interest (that she later makes a joke about...) I couldn't believe what I just witnessed. Was that his only option? He is also a wanker, so if he did get killed in the final fight with the villain I wouldn't have cared one bit. Walter Hill directed and wrote some great movies, but this isn't it. About 3/5th of the way through, it's fairly serious and then it has some ill-fitting jive type music as the main characters run from cops that adds to the disjointed tone. It tries to be cool and it doesn't pull it off.

This isn't very good. There are lots of generic beats and nothing much from the rappers stands out. Even legends like Nas and Eminem give below average performances. And good Lord, I hate the way Cam'ron raps. DJ Drama and others could've learnt a few things from Kay Slay though. At least you don't hear him shouting throughout the songs like a moron. Best Tracks: I Never Liked Ya Ass, The Champions, New Jack City, Angels Voice, Coast to Coast Gangstas

It's like they (the 35 reported screenwriters that worked on this film and others involved) thought the effort with the production design and some prop gags was enough so they didn't bother with a decent story. Siskel & Ebert's review of this was spot on. The story is kind of adult, but it lacks a crescendo, and isn't deep enough or interesting enough to be entertaining. And there are many aspects of the story that wouldn't be engaging for kids. It seems like they tried to tick both boxes, like the best family movies do, but they didn't succeed.