Damon Wayans is (i think) the most successful of the Wayans and when this movie was released he was kind of at the peak of his career. He had emerged from the same variety show that brought us Jim Carrey called "In Living Color." Although he has all but dissappeard from the entertainment scene, i feel as though this film was one of his best comedies from the early 90's
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Wayans plays Johnny Stewart, a con man who works the streets, sometimes with the help of his brother Seymour (Marlon Wayans) while portraying hilarious various characters - some of which were inspired by skits from In Living Color.
One day he meets a girl on the street that inspires him to change his ways. Her name is Amber Evans (played by the stunning Stacy Dash.) He flirts with her in vain and actually follows her to her office where he applies for a job in the mailroom and eventually gets hired. Even his resume / CV was a con as he doesn't even know his own Social Security number.
i thought she was one of the best-looking actresses of the 90's
Because this isn't enough of a plot on its own he actually discovers some illegal activities going on inside the company and ends up making problems for himself with the villain of the movie, who happens to be his boss.
What makes this movie great is the various characters that the the Wayans have to play in order to pull off their various cons throughout the film. I am happy that the world hadn't gone PC crazy back in that time because several of his personas such as playing extremely flamboyant gay men or a scene where he is mentally handicapped would probably cause an outpouring of unnecessary protest in these times.
I laughed just watching the trailer because it brings back such fond memories. I don't know what happened to Damon, I haven't seen him in a while, but back in 92, he was one of the biggest comedy stars around.
