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Soul Men
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From the Manufacturer
Malcolm Lee, director of upbeat family fare such as
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS and ROLL BOUNCE, takes a
slightly raunchier tack for his uproarious buddy
comedy, SOUL MEN. The late Bernie Mac gives one of
his final performances as Floyd Henderson, a retired
back-up singer for a ?60s soul act known as the Real
Deal.
When the group's lead singer, Marcus Hooks--played by real-life
soul singer John Legend--suddenly drops dead, the
two remaining members of the group, Henderson and
Louis Hinds (Samuel L. Jackson), are enlisted to
play a tribute concert at the Apollo Theatre in New
York City. Hinds, an ex-convict trying his best to
stay out of the limelight, is persuaded by Henderson
to drive cross-country for the chance to re-ignite
his music career. The classic comedic trope of
road-trip antagonism reaches new heights as the pair
curse and claw at each other for the entire voyage,
taking occasional breaks to stage impromptu roadside
rehearsals and other, less PG-rated misadventures.
Throughout, Mac's formidable skills at slapstick
play against Jackson's no-nonsense, tough guy
demeanor--a veneer that, at times, cracks enough to
reveal some genuinely tender moments between the
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