Darryl Walker is a nerdy, child-like man with a genius for inventing gadgets out of junk and other stuff he can get his hands on. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to become the lowest budgeted superhero ever.
His brother Kevin disapproves of Darryl fighting crime as "Blankman", but soon finds himself fighting alongside his brother as "Other Guy", an easily overlooked partner with no special weapons or crime-fighting abilities.......
Damon Wayans career in the nineties took the same path as Paula Shores. They both co-starred in moderately successful film (The Last Boy Scout and California/Encino Man respectively) and then some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to give them a a how many picture deal on the strength of those two films. The thing is, they did not make the films successful, and although their first movies did okay, they soon dropped in quality and box office.
Wayans film are by far the better ones, as he isn't as annoying as Shore (although I do like him), and they have better concepts.
This has to be the most ridiculous one though, and although Blankman is a sound idea, it turns out like a hybrid of Batman Forever, Meteor Man, and Steel, which doesn't sound very promising.
But it works thanks to Wayans' performance as Darryl, as he is likeable, funny, and he Carrie's the film from what could have been a complete disaster, to something of a curious piece.
I know a few people who actually adore this film. I for one don't adore it, but I will watch it every now and again, because everyone needs a bit of Blankman every now and again.
His brother Kevin disapproves of Darryl fighting crime as "Blankman", but soon finds himself fighting alongside his brother as "Other Guy", an easily overlooked partner with no special weapons or crime-fighting abilities.......
Damon Wayans career in the nineties took the same path as Paula Shores. They both co-starred in moderately successful film (The Last Boy Scout and California/Encino Man respectively) and then some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to give them a a how many picture deal on the strength of those two films. The thing is, they did not make the films successful, and although their first movies did okay, they soon dropped in quality and box office.
Wayans film are by far the better ones, as he isn't as annoying as Shore (although I do like him), and they have better concepts.
This has to be the most ridiculous one though, and although Blankman is a sound idea, it turns out like a hybrid of Batman Forever, Meteor Man, and Steel, which doesn't sound very promising.
But it works thanks to Wayans' performance as Darryl, as he is likeable, funny, and he Carrie's the film from what could have been a complete disaster, to something of a curious piece.
I know a few people who actually adore this film. I for one don't adore it, but I will watch it every now and again, because everyone needs a bit of Blankman every now and again.