The concept of interracial couples isn't the easiest of topics to touch upon. Some individuals are open to idea and think it's a beautiful thing, while others think it shouldn't exist. It really all depends on how one is raised as a child. No one is born prejudice against anyone else, nor should anyone ever be taught to be that way. Unfortunately, the past is a hard thing to let go of. Thankfully though, in movie history, there have been films that break down these walls and expose to viewers this controversial topic.

Simon (Ashton Kutcher), a Caucasian male and Theresa (Zoe Saldana), an African American female are an interracial couple. After being together for so long, they felt it was time for Simon to meet Theresa's family. To Simon's dismay, Theresa tells him that she did not tell her family, her father Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) especially, that he was Caucasian. And it's at this point where things get interesting and a tad dangerous. The film is comedic which is good, but this is also its flaw. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), the original film that this film is based on, shows a few similarities but there's hunk of important material that was left out. The seriousness of the issue.

Nowadays interracial couples are much more accepted into society than it has ever been before, but the way this topic is treated is slight bit overblown. Out of the three writers, the best one to handle the screenplay should have been Peter Tolan. David Ronn and Jay Scherick have the reputation of writing comedy driven screenplays that weigh heavily on one gag. It's not to say the comedy doesn't work but with a lack of seriousness in its tone, this topic could become a stereotype of itself. When it fact, the whole point of the film is to break down those stereotypes - not to reinforce it. That's the disappointing thing about this movie.

Everything else about the movie works well though. Ashton Kutcher and Zoe Saldana make a convincing interracial couple and Bernie Mac is good choice for an overprotective father. Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac show the required chemistry to be likable on screen too. In fact Bernie Mac is the actor who carried around a lot of the weight in the film. The supporting cast also helps drive comedy and contains some of their own unique scenes. I enjoyed the small tracks that composer John Murphy installed into most the scenes. They were light, goofy, and it added to the overall tone. I enjoyed it. It has a good cast and fun laughs. I'm just curious if viewers prefer the realistic or comedic tone.

Although the seriousness in tone is dropped, the comedy works well thanks to Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac's chemistry. However, the film does flip flop between realistic and stereotypical.

In New York, the Afro-American Theresa Jones (Zoë Saldaña) goes to the suburb of New Jersey with her Caucasian boy-friend Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher) for the renewal of the vows of her parents after twenty-five years marriage. Her father, the racist banker Percy Jones (Bernie Mac), does not accept the white Simon and does not give a break to Simon. In the end, love is beautiful, and all the family problems are fixed.

Although having the theme "visiting the family", which is very explored in comedies by Hollywood, the beginning of "Guess Who" is funny, with many hilarious racist situations. I laughed a lot, for example, with the confusion of Percy with the cab driver in the arrival of Simon to his house; or with the stupid dialogs of Simon with Percy, making the situations worse and worse. There are some jokes at the grandfather's dinner table that I did not understand (for example, the joke with the "ho" sister). Bernie Mac is simply perfect in the role of a very racist black man, and Aston Kutcher is very good in the role of an impulsive young guy that does not think before speaking. Indeed his character is too much silly to be a good and disputed professional in business. Unfortunately, in a certain moment the story become boring and corny, certainly for commercial interests in order to have a politically correct conclusion. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "A Família da Noiva" ("The Family of the Bride")

I did wonder about the title when I heard about it, then I heard it was loosely based on the classic film Guss Who's Coming to Dinner, so I was certainly interested to see it, from director Kevin Rodney Sullivan (Barbershop 2: Back in Business). Basically Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) and wife Marilyn (Judith Scott) are planning to renew their wedding vows, and at the same time their daughter Theresa (Avatar's Zoë Saldaña) is planning to bring home her boyfriend Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher). The parents had no idea that Theresa's boyfriend was white, and they certainly didn't know that they planned to tell them of their engagement plans during the weekend. The race issue complicates situations between Simon and his to-be father in law, Percy doesn't trust him, so much so that he looks into his past history, and he finds out he lost his job recently. He never told Theresa, and she is upset with both Simon for lying to her and her father for doing what he did, and so is Marilyn, both are ditched and have to come together to work things out. In the end. all relationships are restored, and the final scenes see Percy and Marilyn happily marrying again, and Simon and Theresa happy and looking forward to their future together. Also starring Hal Williams as Howard Jones, Kellee Stewart as Keisha Jones, Robert Curtis Brown as Dante and RonReaco Lee as Reggie. You could argue that this is pretty much a remake of the classic Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn/Sidney Poitier film, just swapping the races round, but there are some big differences, like a more competitive rivalry between the black father and white guy, such as the racing scene, but that doesn't mean it is better, the original is obviously much more poignant, and this attempt to make it more funny doesn't quite work, but it is a romantic comedy worth a go once I suppose. Okay!