Movie Review
...d, dumbfounded, panicked when ?laywergirl? turns out to be Charlene, Queen Latifah. She?s an escaped con who claims she was unfairly convicted and wants his help to clear her name. As she says ?Tax lawyers are criminal lawyers.? She embarrasses him into taking on her case and putting her up in his house where she proceeds to turn his life upside-down. I have to admit to a prejudice here. I?m a fan of Steve Martin, I think he?s a real talent. But talent is always at the mercy of the material and the director. And that includes Queen Latifah who was one of the Executive Producers of the film. This comedy has been coyly written by Jason Filardi, it?s his first produced screenplay, and rather crassly directed by Adam Shankman who made The Wedding Planner. But despite some cringe-making...