The Cookout Production: A Lions Gate Films release of a Flavor Unit Films production. Produced by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Darryl "Latee" French. Executive producers, Michael Paseornek, John ...

Now imagine capturing that exact feeling in movie form. Queen Latifah and company have grilled up a mess of cliches in "The Cookout," which opened over the weekend without a screening for critics.

It takes some time to get to this lowbrow comedy’s titular cookout – first, young Todd Anderson (Storm P) must nab first-round draft pick for the New Jersey Nets, to the delight of his loving ...