Story
At the beginning of the latest Big Momma movie, things are going well for FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence). He has just received a letter announcing that his stepson Trent (Brandon T. Jackson) has been accepted into Duke University.
Meanwhile, Malcolm’s informant Canetti (Max Casella) is about to meet with a local crime lord named Chirkoff (Tony Curran) in an attempt to get Chirkoff to incriminate himself on tape. Canetti already has a flash drive containing incriminating evidence against Chirkoff. Unfortunately, Trent arrives unannounced and witnesses Chirkoff murdering Canetti. Before Canetti dies, he tells Malcolm that the flash drive has been stashed in a music box at a girls school in Atlanta.
Malcolm decides that the only way to protect Trent and recover the flash drive is for them both to go undercover and attend the girls school. Malcolm once again disguises himself as Big Momma, and Trent becomes Big Momma’s grandniece Charmaine.
Themes
Crime; cross-dressing
Violence
This movie contains some action violence and school bullying as well as slapstick violence. Some of this could be imitated by children. For example:
Sexual references
This movie contains sexual references and innuendo throughout. For example:
- Seeing a schoolyard full of attractive teenage school girls, Trent says, ‘I can see straight to the promised land’. He makes some other sexually suggestive comments about the girls later in the movie.
- Charmaine/Trent tells Haley that she is ‘hot’.
- After flirting with Big Momma, a male security guard says, ‘Big-legged woman’s gonna kill me’. Later he calls Big Momma a ‘beautiful thing’ and a ‘priestess of delight’.
- After Charmaine/Trent accidentally falls on top of Big Momma/Malcolm during a ballet rehearsal, Big Momma says, ‘Now I know why it’s called the Nut Cracker’.
- Charmaine/Trent is in a change room with Haley, who is wearing only her underwear. Trent makes an excuse to leave the room, saying, ‘Something came up’.
- Big Momma remarks that Vaseline is god’s gift to black people.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
This movie contains some use of substances. For example:
- A man drinks in a bar.
- A security guard hands Big Momma a drink (juice), calling it champagne.
Nudity and sexual activity
This movie contains some nudity and sexual activity. For example:
- There is a backview of Charmaine/Trent weeing, holding up his dress.
- On several occasions, a male security guard flirts with Big Momma. One time he tries to slap Big Momma on the bottom.
- Girls wear brief and tight clothes, and group of girls dance in revealing nighties.
- An attractive female model wearing a robe enters a classroom full of schoolgirls. The teacher tells the class that their nude model has arrived, but Big Momma steps in and stops the model from disrobing.
- Big Momma lies across a table with a sheet draped across her body. We see Big Momma’s exposed legs, arms, back and buttocks. As a teacher rips away Big Momma’s sheet, a fire alarm sounds and the scene cuts without showing Big Momma totally naked.
- Trent goes on a date with Haley, and they hug and kiss passionately.
- Big Momma and a large security guard play Twister, ending up with their arms and legs wrapped around each other.
Product placement
The following products are displayed or used in this movie: Apple laptop computers, mobile phones, and various makes of car.
Coarse language
This movie contains some low-level coarse language, put-downs and name-calling.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son is the third in the Big Momma series of cross-dressing comedies, targeting an adolescent and younger adult audience. The movie relies heavily on old jokes, slapstick comedy and sexual innuendo to entertain its audience but contains fewer crude jokes and less sexual innuendo than its two predecessors. Although you might get a few laughs from the movie’s slapstick humour, it’s generally a disappointment.
The main messages from this movie are as follows:
- Gaining an education while you’re young is more important than following your dreams, which will be waiting for you after you’ve finished school or college.
- You should be yourself and not pretend to be what you’re not.
Values in this movie that you could reinforce with your children include:
- the importance of self-esteem – throughout the movie, Big Momma repeatedly encourages teenage school girls to develop feel good about themselves
- selflessness and courage – Trent shows these values when he risks his life to protect Haley from Chirkoff and his henchmen.
This movie could also give you the chance to talk with your children about real-life issues such as the stereotypical picture of teenage girls that the movie presents.