A few years ago when I first saw a poster with Samuel and Nicolas, I immediatelly rented this movie. 'Cause I am a great fan of both and knowing that they are legendary actors I haven't imagine that this movie could be so average. But now I realized that. However this movie isn't bad at all. Story is interesting,some jokes are really good,Sam and Nicolas are a great couple , but I think that directing is most negative side of this motion picture. And maby Max Frye is the one who should be blamed because "Amos & Andrew" is so disappointing movie. Actually without of Sam and Nicolas this movie would be a complete disaster. At the end, I wouldn't recommend this movie to all who want a good comedy,but if you are a fan you can watch how your favourite actors made something more out of this movie.

This movie definitely isn't the best, but it is very much underrated. It was an enjoyable movie to watch. Samuel L. Jackson is always great, and Cage isn't that bad. It wasn't that great of a movie, but you can't help but to be interested in it. I would give it a 6 out of 10!

As an action star, Nicolas Cage is tops but when he tries to tackle other genres, my views on those films often meet with bad or mixed results and this 1993 Columbia Pictures release is no exception. Cage portrays Amos, a slacker drifter who becomes the unwitting pawn in a cover up scam being planned by police chief Dabney Coleman who's only exploiting him to protect his own image. Samuel L. Jackson portrays Andrew, a popular black author whose relocation to an racially mixed neighborhood causes an uproar. Offensive at times and a lame attempt at comedy.

This film doesn't really work, but it's an interesting idea, the black man mistook for a criminal. The script is dark, and this was made around the time of the Rodney King debacle, so maybe the country wasn't ready for it. I watched it for Nickolas Cage, I'm a big "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" fan, and he was pretty good. I liked the way he used to look back then, he was less "perfect". Samuel Jackson is really good in this film, he too played a real character. Bob Balaban (remember him from "Midnight Cowboy"?) is also really good. The ending doesn't work, but this is worth a look.