Before I start this I review I need to get something off my chest. If this deadly dull movie offends you then you need to seek psychiatric help immediately! And now..... the review.
The story: Tre'(Nick Cannon)is sent undercover to a preppy high school to investigate the murder of a teen. He later on bumps into a scheme involving some dean extorting teens to steal cars in exchange for an Extacy knockoff called "Bliss".
Underclassman is exactly what you get when you poorly cross 21 Jumpstreet with Beverly Hills Cop. Its as if the screenwriter looked at Beverly Hills Cop and said hey, I could do that! Nick Cannon was likable in one movie only: Drumline. Any other movie you have to strain to like him. He is not funny and his character Tre' is such a ripoff of Axel Foley its a shame. He tries to be funny like Axel Foley, he gets deep into the case where it almost costs him his job just like Axel Foley. A lot of the action scenes look like something you would see in BHC. Plus it has an irascible police chief just like the one in Beverly Hills Cop. The only difference is that Tre' lives in Los Angeles and is not visiting. Rosalyn Sanchez is beautiful as always but is given nothing to work with. Nick's attempts to be funny falls flat and aren't you as tired as I of seeing these white kids trying to act black in these movies? It wasn't funny back then and its not funny now.
Closing comments: Underclassman is a certified boring BHC wannabe that nobody can enjoy, not even on rainy days. The plot was weak, the acting was pathetic and the villain was lame(some dean forcing kids to steal cars...are you serious?). I'd recommend Beverly Hills Cop III(the weak link of the BHC series) over this mess.
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