The Hollywood movie "Guess Who" (2005) is a remake of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967). Both film's premises are about the same situation of an interracial marriage. The original revolved around a daughter bringing her black fiancée to meet her white middle class family. This was a touchy and even controversial subject in 1967 but the film became an award winner. The 2005 update switches the roles around and with a stroke of genius we now have a white fiancée meeting a black family.
Personally, I don't think that 2005 Ashton Kuthcher's film is an appropriate update. It might be a fun movie but I don't think that it is fair to describe it as a remake of "Guess who's coming to dinner". It lacks the depth and the timeliness of the original and, as a consequence, does not do it justice. Perhaps the most interesting thing about "Guess Who" is its inability to convince the audience that interracial marriage is a big deal. That could mean the film lacks imagination, or it could......

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Title: Film Analysis Guess Who And Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
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