YMMV / Undercover Brother

• Awesome Music: If you like funk, every battle sequence has this.
• Crosses the Line Twice:
  • Conspiracy Brother saying that he's quitting and joining "the Klan" upon getting mad at White She-Devil's recruitment.
  • Lance's gory dispatching of enemy mooks is so over the top it becomes ridiculous.
• Cult Classic: Initially considered a mere Austin Powers wannabe, the film went on to gain a devoted fanbase that enjoys it for its satirical edge with black pop culture before the likes of The Boondocks and Black Dynamite.
• Fanon Discontinuity: Most fans of this movie prefer to not talk about the 2019 straight to video sequel.
• Genius Bonus: The General's Chicken commercial offer of a free bottle of malt liquor is even funnier when you remember that Billy Dee Williams did commercials for Colt .45
• He Really Can Act: Chris Kattan finally employs his physical comedy skills to good use for the first time since Monkeybone, and adds a surprising dollop of comedic timing.
• Hilarious in Hindsight
  • Neil Patrick Harris
    • His character Lance congratulating Undercover Brother on (also) having sex with a white woman.
    • Having Neil Patrick Harris's Berserk Button being called "sissy" ^note which used to be a slur against gays specifically is an HIH since he came out 4 years later.
  • Sistah Girl mockingly calls Undercover Brother "Bruce Leroy" when she sneaks into his apartment. Eddie Griffin would later star in My Baby's Daddy, with a baby character named Bruce Leroy.
  • "The entertainment industry really is out to get Spike Lee?" and Conspiracy Brother's rant on how even Cher won an Oscar haven't aged well for the best given that Lee finally won an Oscar for BlacKkKlansman.
• Moment of Awesome
  • The final fight of Undercover Brother versus Mr. Feather and the way Mr. Feather is finally dispatched. Also Awesome Music, due to its use of "Beat It" in that fight scene.
  • Lance vs. the mooks after they trigger his Berserk Button. Fuck. Yeah.
• Spiritual Adaptation: With the title character using a lot of odd gadgets (and a gadget-equipped Cool Car to boot), a Da Chief figure and the Big Bad being a mysterious shadowy figure who employs over the top henchmen, Undercover Brother can be almost viewed as a better movie adaptation of Inspector Gadget.

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