A genial, if rather scattershot, send-up of '70s blaxploitation flicks and various other bits of pop culture detritus that's good for a couple of well-earned laughs but ultimately overstays its welcome. The titular Pootie (Lance Crouther) is a sort of all-purpose Afro-American superhero, at once a crime fighter (he can deflect bullets with his hair), a movie star, a rapper, a beloved inner city role model and — most important — a martial artist who does truly amazing things with a cheap belt bequeathed to him by his father (Chris Rock, in one of several amusing character turns). Basically, as one character puts it, he's the Da Vinci of ass-kicking. His only...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
100 mins