"Undercover Brother" ends as you would expect. But the spirit of the film is best characterized by this exchange between two operatives: “Behind every great black man is the police.”

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 26, 2023

Chappelle is kind of a guiding light throughout this whole thing. Otherwise it's a bit of a mess.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 3, 2022

Chappelle saves this movie in all of his scenes. I think some roles were miscast as the other performances either stifled the comedy or made it too silly.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 3, 2022

Its occasionally muddled, and at times insidious messaging aside, 'Undercover Brother' works as a love letter to the 70s where, in the film's view, Black consciousness and Black heroes ruled the land.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 28, 2022

Stereotype-based satire; not for young kids.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 29, 2010

"Undercover Brother" fares better as a blaxploitation spoof than as silly-spy shtick. Scathing but not scatological, "Brother's" withering insights are equal opportunity: Here, white guilt is as satirically punishable an offense as propping up prejudice.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 10, 2010

Much funnier and craftier than it had any right to be.

| Feb 8, 2008

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Every little piece of this project fell magically, hilariously in place, even if some of its gags don't quite hit the target.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 12, 2004

The problem is, that half the time I laughed myself silly, while the other half, I was egregiously offended.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 7, 2003

...zips along at a frenetic pace, but the lack of plot does eventually catch up with the rest of the movie.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 1, 2003

| May 13, 2003

Not for one moment does it get serious or stop for a straight action sequence, and yet it develops into something genuinely exciting, just through the enthusiastic velocity of its streams of jokes and images.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 2, 2003

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 15, 2003

If you like the Austin Powers franchise, chances are you'll like this, regardless of your race. If you don't, we'll, I'd have to say you're just a jive turkey.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2003

One of the best comedies of its kind.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 29, 2003

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 29, 2003

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 17, 2002

Malcom D. Lee is a consummate professional and has made a wise choice in how to approach this material, for a strong case could be made to use this as the initial tool in our school systems to begin serious discussions about race and class.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 8, 2002