Eva Mendes' can't act

Rating: Null/10 (15 February 2005)

This movie would've been so much better if Eva Mendes had not been casted. Sure she is very pretty, but she just couldn't act. Even the supermodel did a good acting job. Watching her stand next to Will Smith, who is an amazing actor, really hurt the movie. Everything was really cute and funny and sweet except for her. I also felt that the portrayal of Asian women was quite negative. Why did she have to be the one lying in bed? I was pleasantly surprised though, at the lack of sexual scenes. That was a definite plus! I also felt that it would've been nice to see someone as handsome as Will Smith chasing after a dark skinned black woman. These days dark skinned black women aren't given leading roles as the beauty that men chase after. Is this because all dark skinned black women are ugly? No way! I would like to see a dark skinned black woman be able to be the star in a movie that a man, black, white, Asian, Hispanic, a man of any race, is chasing after.