Amos and Andrew is a funny hostage movie about a dumb white guy and a smart black guy. Made by white people, this film covers all kinds of racist taboos in a way that is somewhat depressing. But Samuel L. Jackson agreed to be in it, so it must not be so bad. But I still get a weird, unsettled feeling, like Amos and Andrew are missing their mark.
So what does this film have going for it? Well, it's funny... but not especially funny; not as funny as Airheads, the other 90s funny hostage film which makes all of its jokes at the expense of heavy metal dudes. If I'd seen this film as a kid, I'd have really liked it, and would still like it today. It would have affirmed my distaste for the system. But I probably would have still felt less than gratified when Andrew (Jackson) calls Amos (Cage) "Brother".
1. Raising Arizona
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Adaptation
4. Birdy
5. Wild at Heart
6. Color Out of Space
7. Peggy Sue Got Married
8. City of Angels
9. Drive Angry
10. Lord of War
11. Gone in 60 Seconds
12. Matchstick Men
13. Vampire's Kiss
14. Con Air
15. Face/Off
16. Honeymoon in Vegas
17. Amos and Andrew
18. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
19. Bringing Out the Dead
20. The Family Man
21. It Could Happen to You
22. 8mm
23. Ghost Rider
24. Next
25. The Weather Man
26. 211
27. The Croods
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