What was director Robert Townsend thinking? His movies, such as The Five Heartbeats and The Hollywood Shuffle, are sweet, enjoyable little pictures. But this "comedy" about two flashy Georgia women hoping to find money and men in Los Angeles is stereotypical, unfunny, embarrassing, and boring. Halle Berry and newcomer Natalie Desselle are trapped in pitiful roles playing against the distinguished but miscast Martin Landau and a wasted Ian Richardson. B.A.P.S., by the way, stands for black American princesses. There are better urban comedies out there, the badly named Booty Call for one. --Rochelle O'Gorman
(10 votes)
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Nesi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle) are two waitresses at a crossroads. Underpaid and unappreciated, they dream of owning a combination restaurant, hair salon. There's a problem: they're broke. So when the chance to audition as dance girls for a music video pops up, the girls head to L.A. They fail to get the part, but Nesi lands in the most improbably role of all, impersonating the daughter of an ailing billionare's (Martin Landau) long-lost love for $10,000 and full use of his Beverly Hills Estate.
Can two clueless Georgia homegirls with big hearts - and even bigger hair - find happiness, fame and thrills in the swank hills of Beverly? Anything's possible when you're B.A.P.S.!
(11 votes)
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Two southern-fried, gold-digging Georgia peaches (also known as "Black American Princesses") hit Hollywood to audition for a music video to raise cash. But they really hit the jackpot when the director's unctuous nephew involves them in a scam to trick his wealthy old employer into believing that one of the B.A.P.s is his long-lost love's granddaughter.
(5 votes)
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