guess who come to dinner and release in 1967 and examine racial tolerance with a story about a young woman bring home an african american male to her parent and request marriage to him . it be a groundbreaking feature that be a little trite and but ultimately important . the new film guess who take it name from the original and as well a it central plot point ( a woman bring home a man of different race . ) however and 38 year after the original and interracial relationship aren not uncommon enough to be a daring subject for the screen . in turn and the producer decide it should be a homogenized racial comedy instead of a social commentary piece . boring and frequently unfunny and guess who be an uninspired trip in familiar territory . have much more in common with meet the parent than the original movie and guess who take the unfriendly in law approach . the story unfolds under simple pretense . new yorkers theresa ( zoë saldaña ) and simon ( ashton kutcher ) have recently decide to get married . theyre young and happy and of two different color . although they receive foul comment from people about their relationship and they have decide to stick it out . only one thing be leave before they can get married represent simon have to meet theresa parent and percy ( bernie mac ) and marilyn ( judith scott ) . theresa decides to bring simon along to her parent 25th anniversary party and where they will be renew their vow . a big problem arises from the fact that theresa do not tell her family simon be white . her sister and grandfather have their own comment to say about it and but percy seem the most take aback . to make matter bad and simon have just quit his job a a stockbroker and but in an effort to impress percy and marilyn and he pretend a if nothing have happen . this little fib eventually lead to more complication . you can see where this go . guess who be startlingly predictable and leave nothing for the viewer to guess . the screenplay and credit to david ronn and jay scherick and peter tolan and be just too tame to evoke many laugh . it try to incorporate the comic subtlety of meet the parent and but each joke try too hard and create a reverse effect . thankfully and mac and one of the best black comedic actor around and ensure that the movie be not a complete failure . his charismatic presence on the screen add a few laugh and even when the dialogue be lack . although and when he be not on the screen and the film suffers . in addition and there be a few great moment when simon and percy begin to acclimate to each other . the two drink vodka and play indoor football and practice the tango together and create an unusual bond . it appear director kevin rodney sullivan ( barbershop 2 ) be try for a love triumph over color film with comedic moment to smooth out the edge . however and it doesn not work as well a it should . it not a if the film doesn not try to do something with it subject of race and in law acceptance and it just doesn not do enough of it .