Is Friday the best movie ever?

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No probably not.  At the end of the day though, a movie should entertain you and Friday does it and how!  No its no Schindler’s List or The Artist, how could it be, its only 500 times better than either. 

Friday is so funny, it makes any comedy look serious.  Chris Tucker raw and unleashed is a sight to behold.  Long before he gave up cursing and making movies only with Jackie Chan, Tucker was one of the funniest people around.  Money Talks was another hilarious movie but cannot even come close to Friday.

I have watched Friday about 5 times since I first saw it about a year ago and it never gets old.  The other two Fridays are great but again the absence of Tucker is to great a void to fill and Omar Epps (or the writers) very wisely went a completely different direction with his character rather than even attempt to imitate Tucker.

As good as Tucker is, that does not mean he deserves all the credit. Ice Cube does great, the director a talented person who would go on to make The Italian Job, The Negotiator  and other good movies, uses all sorts of low budget tricks to keep things interesting.  The bicycle POV and the B/W flashbacks really stand out though.  Deebo is the antagonist and is again perfect for the role.  Hard to imagine anyone else in that role. 

At then end of the day, Friday is hands down one of the funnies movies ever made. 

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