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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As you can see from my rating I didn't particularly like this film, it felt like the first draft of the script had been produced in the hope the audience might forget the glaringly obvious plot holes present in nearly every scene . There are glimmers of brilliance, notably from Simon Pegg, but these are quickly diminshed by the nonsensical script. For a comedy like this to work it must be believable, whereas this simply goes from one implausible scene to the next.
Rent, Do NOT buy.
Rent, Do NOT buy.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Husband-of-cop, PhD-toting, statistic-quoting Charlie (David Schwimmer) is forced into a dead-end telephone helpline job to put bread on the table for wife Penelope (Natascha McElhone) and young baby. At the call centre he meets Gus (Simon Pegg), who brings him in on his criminal plan to blackmail a local porn-loving reverend.
The ensuing crime caper is a dizzying barrage of twists-in-the-tale and wildfire plot devices. Big Nothing is a film that is a little too clever for its own good - as if the writers wanted to cram in as many switches in scenario as possible. Some are brilliantly and hilariously delivered; some are a little hard to swallow. Big Nothing will certainly keep you on your toes, so you'll need to keep your wits about you.
Simon Pegg is, as always, excellent. I'll leave it to our chums across the pond to judge whether his American accent passed muster, but I've yet to see him disappoint in any film. His unexpected pairing with David Schwimmer was inspired. However, whilst Pegg's character was a million miles from Spaced's Tim Bisley and zombie-botherer Shaun, Schwimmer struggled to break away from trademark Ross Gellerisms. Their third partner in crime is toothsome beauty Alice Eve, who turns in a spirited performance.
I'm torn between a generous four stars and a mean three. But then, compare Big Nothing to Pegg's recent triumph, Hot Fuzz, and the choice pretty much makes itself.
The ensuing crime caper is a dizzying barrage of twists-in-the-tale and wildfire plot devices. Big Nothing is a film that is a little too clever for its own good - as if the writers wanted to cram in as many switches in scenario as possible. Some are brilliantly and hilariously delivered; some are a little hard to swallow. Big Nothing will certainly keep you on your toes, so you'll need to keep your wits about you.
Simon Pegg is, as always, excellent. I'll leave it to our chums across the pond to judge whether his American accent passed muster, but I've yet to see him disappoint in any film. His unexpected pairing with David Schwimmer was inspired. However, whilst Pegg's character was a million miles from Spaced's Tim Bisley and zombie-botherer Shaun, Schwimmer struggled to break away from trademark Ross Gellerisms. Their third partner in crime is toothsome beauty Alice Eve, who turns in a spirited performance.
I'm torn between a generous four stars and a mean three. But then, compare Big Nothing to Pegg's recent triumph, Hot Fuzz, and the choice pretty much makes itself.
19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Big nothing tells the story of a teacher who has lost his job (Schwimmer) and needs to find another one to bring in money to support his wife and daughter. He settles for a job in a call centre for the time being. Here, he meets Gus (Pegg) and his life takes on a very strange, new direction.
There are some genuinely funny moments in this film and I am surprised it is so relatively unheard of. Maybe the distribution company just didn't get it, and therefore its marketing budget was virtually non existent.
Both the lead characters are on good form but there seems to be a lack of chemistry between the two of them. There are numerous gags along the way which are mostly amusing rather than hilarious. Most of the comedy is very dark and as the plot revolves around numerous dead people this is very fitting. There are so many twists (some painfully obvious, some less so) that any time the film appears to be running out of steam another is thrown in to keep you on your toes.
Overall the film is enjoyable enough. With a running time of only 80 minutes, it is over long before it outstays its welcome. I can't help feeling though, that with Pegg and Schwimmer on board it could have been better. With a little bit of polish I think this film could have been changed from a good film to a comedy classic.
There are some genuinely funny moments in this film and I am surprised it is so relatively unheard of. Maybe the distribution company just didn't get it, and therefore its marketing budget was virtually non existent.
Both the lead characters are on good form but there seems to be a lack of chemistry between the two of them. There are numerous gags along the way which are mostly amusing rather than hilarious. Most of the comedy is very dark and as the plot revolves around numerous dead people this is very fitting. There are so many twists (some painfully obvious, some less so) that any time the film appears to be running out of steam another is thrown in to keep you on your toes.
Overall the film is enjoyable enough. With a running time of only 80 minutes, it is over long before it outstays its welcome. I can't help feeling though, that with Pegg and Schwimmer on board it could have been better. With a little bit of polish I think this film could have been changed from a good film to a comedy classic.
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twists and turns
Going in knowing nothing about this movie was clearly an advantage, of course, besides knowing the fact that Simon Pegg is the funniest actor right now. Read more
Published 5 months ago by kurt's fan
funny
I thought this was hilarious i first saaw this film on work experience with a media editing company and couldn't wait to buy it. It's hilarious i hightly recommend buying it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by lauraj
Fill your mind full of nothingness
And it really is nothing. They all lie to one another. They all are mentally deficient in a way or another. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jacques COULARDEAU
Big Nothing - Simon Pegg
Got this on a whim as it had Simon Pegg and we'd seen most of his other works. Quite dark but pretty funny.
Published 17 months ago by S. J. Welsted
Big Nothing..yep thats right
I have all Simon Pegg Movies. I loved Shaun of the Dead,Hot Fuzz,Run Fat Boy run,How 2 Make Friends and Alienate people. But this film was bad. not funny and i love dark humor. Read more
Published on 20 May 2010 by Jjcroad
Pegg + Ross, funny as hell. Muy divertida.
I love them both and the combination is quite good and very funny.
Me encantan los dos actores, y la combinación es muy buena, muy divertida.
Me encantan los dos actores, y la combinación es muy buena, muy divertida.
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by Pablo Gonzalez Sanchez
A nice suprise
I've been a fan of Schwimmer and Pegg for a while now and had always wanted to watch this film, but didn't really know what to expect. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2009 by Craig Taylor
Better than it sounds
David Schwimmer does his usual 'Ross from Friends' thing. Simon Pegg has a dodgy American accent. Doesn't sound great but I actually really enjoyed this slightly slapstick,... Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by Grant Fitzgerald
Great film, good actors
As a Simon Pegg fan, I bought this film on a whim and was very impressed. I am not overly keen on David Schwimmer, but have to admit that he is pretty good in this too. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by Gimme Gompo
far from original
Big Nothing is a film about a plan that all goes wrong,sound familiar?,you bet it does,it tries to blend the genius of fargo with the black heart of shallow grave and comes up very... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2009 by sean paul mccann
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