Advice to Cube

Is it just me or does the fact that Ice Cube is in a sequel to Are We There Yet? (Are We Done Yet? - yup, that’s the title and I’ll ignore the joke) seem really lame.

Cube was a member of the original gangsta rap group, N.W.A. Others in the group were Dr. Dre, MC Wren, DJ Yella and (the late) Eazy E. The group was made famous for their songs Fuck the Police and Straight Outta Compton. I’m man enough to admit I liked a handful of the group’s songs although I’m sure I’ll take some flak from my cop friends out there.

I liked Cube in movies like Trespass, Three Kings and XXX:State of the Union (which was a stupid movie, but Cube was pretty cool), because they were action movies that went along with his gangster background and persona.

Now, he’s doing comedies like Are We Done Yet? and Barbershop. Of course, he’s trying to grow as an artist and an actor so I’ve got to give the guy some slack, but it’s like watching Vin Diesel (XXX, Saving Private Ryan, Fast & The Furious) doing a family comedy like The Pacifier.

Do these guys really need the money that bad? Leave the lame comedies to guys like Steve Martin and Eugene Levy. Both guys used to be super comedic actors but have turned to giving us movies like Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (which both starred in).