The F-bomb is dropped so many times you lose count. SOUL MEN is full of humor and solid soul music. Out of shape and out of practice, Floyd makes arrangements to stop for a few warm-up shows along the trip. The two haven't spoken to each other for 25 years, but are reluctantly willing to make the cross country drive to pay their respects. Jackson plays Louis Hinds and Mac plays Floyd Henderson, estranged soul singers who come out of retirement to be part of a tribute concert at the legendary Appollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader(John Legand). This is a really entertaining movie starring Samuel L. Reviewed by michaelRokeefe 8 / 10 Funny! Funny! Enjoyable! With Floyd's bad hip and Louis's bad kidneys, will they even make it? On the road, they must get back their vocal chops, renew their friendship, and sort out the past. in Floyd's flashy Cadillac with five days to get to New York. Floyd begs, Louis consents but won't fly, so they leave L.A. Plus, there's bad blood between them (Louis's wife Odetta left him to marry Floyd - then left Floyd). Floyd, who's bored in retirement, wants this more than anything Louis, a philosophical ex-con, does not. Feather, discovers the conspiracy's sexy secret weapon, Penelope Snow.When R&B legend Marcus Hooks dies suddenly, VH-1 invites his original back up duo, Floyd Henderson and Louis Hinds, "The Real Deal," to appear at a memorial tribute at the Apollo Theater. But while he and his sassy cat-fighting partner known as Sistah Girl tries to find out what's going on, the leader's ruthless right arm, Mr. an all-black justice league to foil the Man's plan to derail a Colin Powell-like presidential candidate, and Undercover Brother's undercover exploits keep the slim plot moving. But with enough funky sense of style, a smooth way with the ladies and an absolute hunger for justice, with his Bruce Lee moves, Cadillac attitude and an arsenal of outrageous disguises and gadgets, Undercover Brother is recruited by the group of Good Guys, know as the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. A white faceless corporate despot known only as 'The Man', has the power to unleash a terrifying top-secret weapon: an irresistibly packaged psycho-hallucinogenic drug that will reduce the entire population to mindless zombies.
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