Don't get me wrong. The Wayans brothers make crap. Their movies have everything you can find funny but told in a way so offensive it should be against the law.
White Chicks is most certainly no masterpiece. It's not high class comedy. It barely counts as an actual piece of cinema. But, considering the other trash the Wayans' have produced, this is most certainly their best movie.
On one thing, it's tolerable. You can actually sit through this whole thing without feeling nauseated.
The script is average, but it's smart enough (in a way) to know it's in over its head when addressing FBI situations. And, the emotional story does actually click.
Some of the gags are really funny. Seriously. I laughed at some parts, smiled on several and didn't twitch in agony in any scene.
Naturally, in movies like these, technical aspects such as lighting, cinematography, the score, and even the acting are taken for granted, but it does excel on most of them. Interestingly, in the dramatic scenes, you can tell Marlon is the superior actor compared to his brother. Shawn delivers the lines so unconvincingly flat that it's funny. I don't know if it's because he was on Requiem or not, but Marlon simply is a better actor.
The reason the movie is not mind-numbingly offensive may be because it's more geared toward girls, and has more of that "chick flick" orientation, weak, but enough for your girlfriend to sit through it. It's similar to the success that 50 First Dates and The Hot Chick has had, appealing to both guys (the main target) and girls.
It's a dumb movie. It's unrealistic (which is the funniest part of it). It may be a waste of talent for some of the cast and crew involved. But it's the best film Keenen Wayans has ever directed. And it's not awful.
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