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The Indiana Daily Student

Online only: Who's Your Caddy? (PG-13) Grade: D

This movie needs a mulligan

"Caddyshack" meets "Soul Plane"

My friend tried to persuade his girlfriend to see this movie by describing it as "Caddyshack" meets "Soul Plane." Needless to say, she was not expecting much going into this movie, and neither was I. \nWhile the movie was entertaining (most of the laughs go to Faizon Love's fart jokes and Andy Milonakis' "white kid gone gangsta"), there were so many subplots it felt as if I had spent 90 minutes channel-surfing. \nThe movie's premise is simple -- rapper C-Note, a.k.a. Christopher Hawkins (played well enough by Outkast's Big Boi), is determined to join Carolina Pines, a country club full of stuffy white guys. They try to keep him out, so he purchases the land containing the 17th hole, forcing the club to include Hawkins and his entourage. Hilarity ensues.\nThe tee shot had potential, but the ball bounces in the rough. Amidst quick music clips that read like mini music videos, the viewer is left juggling a love story, a flashback sequence featuring C-Note's father (a former caddy whose course record is not recognized by the club), an assassination plot carried out by two little people (apparently a comedy staple these days), a polo match, and a young, white caddy who has shots in his bag Happy Gilmore would envy. \nWith production backing from big names -- including Queen Latifah and the Weinsteins -- one would expect this movie to at least be cohesive. After sifting through the detritus, however, you'll feel as if you've wasted two hours of your life. Sure, you might laugh, but you can laugh for free by watching the dramatic chipmunk on YouTube for two hours.\n"Who's Your Caddy" misses its chance to be a sport comedy hit and would be better described as "Caddyshack II" meets "Soul Plane." Fore!

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