norman ravitch

This movie is interesting despite its use of many stereotypes, like that of the noisy Jewish NY family. The movie wants to criticize white Americans who feel threatened by blacks, but fearing blacks by whites and whites by blacks is the truth of our situation. It is also funny that Fred Trump has a part in the public school the young man Paul is sent to after public school does not work for him; Trump's daughter, later a judge, is also featured as a supporter of the school and someone who advises its students how to succeed. Surprised Donald was not in the movie!

A very negative portrayal of the mores and life style of rich Asians, which only reinforces one's belief that they are totally materialistic and unreliable and only civilized in a particularly unpleasant way. My mother always called them Asiatics, translating in her mind from the Russian, which must have been negative since Russians have always feared the Asians, expecially the Chinese.

It was painful to watch this movie, insane people are not fun to contemplate.