Characters wear silly costumes, including an Arab kaffiyeh and a foot-high afro.
One gag features the star trying to squeeze past a fat guy in an aisle. Wacky supporting characters keep popping up well into the movie's second half. There are numerous close-ups of cute dogs. One of the dogs passes gas. The trouble is that Lawrence, although popular, lacks the natural comedic gifts of an actor like Eddie Murphy, whose career path Lawrence is shadowing.