There'shighconceptandthenthere'slowconcept.UsingCGItograftMarlonWayans'sfaceonadwarfisdefinitelylowconcept.It'sjustsadtoseesomebodycreditedforabody.

　　TheideahereisthatlittleCalvin(MarlonWayans)isathiefwhogetsoutofprison,stealsadiamondwithhiscohort,Percy(TracyMorgan),andhidesitinawoman'spursetoeludethepolice.ThatwomanisVanessa(KerryWashington)andshe'smarriedtoDarryl(ShawnWayans),soCalvinpretendstobeababyleftontheirdoorsteptogetinsidetheirhouseandgetthediamondback.

　　Ifthere'saremotelybelievablemomentinthisfilm,Idon'tknowwhereitis.I'msuretheFrenchwillfindit.Ohsure,comedyoftenisn'tsupposedtobebelievable,butit'shardtolaughatsomethingthatdoesn'tevenmakeamodicumofsense.

　　Firstofall,anyidiotwouldbeabletotellthata40-year-oldman,despitehissize,isnotababy.There'sajokeinthefilmwhereDarrylandVanessagotochangeCalvin'sdiaperanddiscoveradult-sizegenitals.Ithinkthatwouldgiveitaway.Unfortunately,thissortofmovierequiresthemaincharacterstoplaystupidforsolongthatit'ssimplynotfunnyafterawhile.

　　ImagineforaminutehowMarlonWayanshadtoactforthefilm.Hewaseitherinaroombyhimselforwasbehindthecamerawatchingtheactionandattemptingtomimicproperfacialexpressions.IcantellyouthatwhateverMarlonWayans'sgiftmightbe,thissortofhumorisn'tit.Throughoutthefilmheappearsasthoughhe'stryingtoscratchthetopofhisforeheadwithhiseyebrows.Theyjustbobupanddownandaresupposedtobesomekindofsubstituteforacting.It'sover-the-top,boringandembarrassinglylame.

　　"LittleMan"isbasicallyan"InLivingColor"skitthatgoesonfortoolong.

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　　TheysuperimposedMarlonWayans'(TheLadykillers,ScaryMovie2)headonthebodyofayoungdwarftocreatetheeffectofmakinghimlooksmall,butonepartofhimdidappeartoshrinkdowntotinysizeduringtheconceptionstageofthisabysmalfilm--thesizeofhisbrain.

　　LittleManiswithoutadoubtoneoftheworstmoviesof2006,oranyyearforthatmatter,withnotasinglelaugh-worthymomenttobefoundatanypointinthis90minutefilm.IcouldgivetheWayans'mensomecreditfortakingchanceswiththeirfilms,astheirlastmoviehadthehighconceptofMarlonandShawndressingupaswhitewomen,butsomewherealongtheline,theyreallyneedtostopwiththegimmicksandconcentrateonbeingfunny,iftheyevenrememberhowtoanymore.

　　LittleManmaybeafunnyidea,althoughsomemightclaimithasbeendonebeforeintheMerryMelodies/BugsBunnyclassiccartoon,"BabyBuggyBunny",whichfeaturedaremarkablysimilarpremiseofahoodlumlosingthelootafteraheistandhavingtodonababydisguisetogetitback.LittleMantakesthisidea,andconcoctsaplanforCalvin(MarlonWayans)toinfiltratethehomeofyoungcoupleDarryl(ShawnWayans)andVanessa(Washington,FantasticFour),whohadalreadybeentalkingaboutplansofhavingababyoftheirownwhenCalvinappearsattheirdoorstepdressedasatoddler.Calvinplanstopretendtobeababyuntilhecangethishandsonthelargejewelhestole,beforethelocalmobboss(Palminteri,RunningScared)decidestosnuffhimoutfornothandingitover.

　　TheproblemwithLittleManisn'ttheconcept,whichisamusingenoughtothinkthatsomethingfunnycouldhavebeenmadeoutofitintherighthands.Theproblemisint