With news White Chicks might be returning to our screens for a sequel in the future, some fans are rewatching the film and finding it hasn’t aged well.
When the Wayans Brothers released the film in 2004, it grossed $19.7 million in its opening weekend and finished with $70.8 million at the box office in the US alone.
With those potential earnings you can see why film studios might take a second look at the hit comedy.
The narrative follows two disgraced FBI agents who go way undercover in an effort to protect hotel heiresses – the Wilson Sisters – from a kidnapping plot, with humour some describe as ‘silly’ and ‘obvious’.
The comedy stylings certainly rely on some old tropes which were, shall we say, of its time.
Still, Marlon Wayans discussed the possibility of a sequel during an appearance on MTV’s TRL in March 2018, saying the fans want it.
The film was loved by some and challenged by many. All we can say for certain is the script was certainly of its time.
With a Rotten Tomatoes critic’s average of 3.7 out of 10 but an audience rating of 55 per cent, the jury is still out.
But some folks don’t think it should get a shot at a sequel, branding the first film ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’.
Expressing views some might find controversial, members of the Internet Jury have taken to Twitter: