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Big Trouble [DVD] [2002]

DVD ~ Tim Allen
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville
  • Directors: Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Writers: Dave Barry, Matthew Stone, Robert Ramsey
  • Producers: Barry Sonnenfeld, Barry Josephson, Chris Soldo, Graham Place
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Touchstone Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Aug 2005
  • Run Time: 85 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000AE7CL
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,977 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The frantic pacing of Big Trouble is surely intentional, but the movie leaves you wanting more of... something. Not more characters--it's got plenty of those--but more room for them to breathe in a top-heavy plot that recalls Get Shorty (also directed by Barry Sonnenfeld) without reaching those heights of ingenuity. Based on the bestseller by syndicated Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry, this Miami-based mayhem bears the distinct imprint of Barry's humour, in which absurdities pile up like rush-hour traffic, involving a former journalist (Tim Allen) connected by circumstance to a wealthy schemer (Stanley Tucci), his bored wife (Rene Russo), Russian mobsters, mismatched cops (Janeane Garofalo, Patrick Warburton), power-crazed FBI agents (Heavy D, Omar Epps), a Frito-loving drifter (Jason Lee), cretinous criminals (Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville), and a gigantic toad that shoots hallucinogenic saliva. Culminating in an airport bomb smuggling (prom! pting the film's delayed release after the tragedy of September 11, 2001), Big Trouble needs the brilliant cohesion of Dr Strangelove; what it gets is Sonnenfeld's knack for sustained chaos, and a few decent belly laughs. --Jeff Shannon


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From the director of Men in Black and Get Shorty, Barry Sonnenfield, comes a hilarious comedy caper starring Tim Allen (The Santa Clause) and Rene Russo (The Thomas Crown Affair). This frantically paced, ingeniously plotted, in-your-face gangster farce, centres on a mysterious briefcase and its dangerous contents. The briefcase is not in safe hands - street thugs Snake (Tom Sizemore - Pearl Harbor), Eddie (Johnny Knoxville - Jackass) and Puggy (Jason Lee - Chasing Amy) are travelling around Miami with it. When their lives collide with Eliot Arnold (Allen), a divorced journalist, everybody's lives are changed forever. Can Eliot survive his encounter with thieves and gangsters? Perhaps this is a chance for him to prove himself, win back the respect of his estranged son (Ben Foster- Get Over It) and gain the love of sexy Anna Herk (Russo).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars As seen on the Discovery channel, 13 Jan 2008
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This star packed movie is non stop action. You will not find one cliché or un-original thought in this movie. There is no way to anticipate the plot.

Actually it is like reading a Dave Berry novel; that could be because the story was based on one. As with all his works it starts off reasonable builds up to incredulous and then over the top. You are carried along with out even realizing it.

The story starts off with many overlapping threads. We have a young hit man from school out to get a school girl all wet. There is an unscrupulous character (Stanley Ticci) with a graphic (close your eyes) toe (belonging to Sofía Vergara) fetish. The mother (Rene Russo) goes down of the would-be hit man. The television is shot. Nina meets her maker Puggy. The dog finds aromas. Need I say more?

O.K. there is a frog, goats, and a portable garbage disposal.

On a deeper level it is about families and trust. But don't mind that now just sit back and have some fun
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining if sometimes a bit absurd, 6 Oct 2004
By Tim Houghton (Stavanger Norway) - See all my reviews
I've seen Big Troubles several times now and put it on when I want to watch something that's amusing without too much thought required. The pace, one-liners and cast of characters is as rich as you'd expect from Hollywood. I think it helps that I'm a bit of a Tim Allen fan, although Stanley Tucci is the star of the film when it comes to a totally over the top crook. The foot fetish scene is so ucky it's brilliant. The two assassins from Chicago hilarious in their utter disdain for the state of Florida. I find the film funny without being too silly (a common complaint for other hollywood parodies) and although not a classic it's an entertaining way to spend 1 hour and 20 minutes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellant but not developed, 22 Jan 2004
By Hannah Probert (Bucks., England) - See all my reviews
This is an excellant film, which was absolutely hilarious. This is the sort of film for you if you like madcap comedy like Rat Race or Fawlty Towers. Despite this, the film seemed a little to short and perhaps slightly unfinished.
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2.0 out of 5 stars generally not funny and moves too quickly from one scene to another
Big Trouble was a fast moving film that left a credible storyline somewhere behind in the distance but it had a few very funny moments in it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by dan the fan

3.0 out of 5 stars Good fun, if a little too frantic....
Having read the original Dan Barry novel, which is superb and highly recommended, I had high hopes for this, considering an excellent cast and director. Read more
Published on 25 May 2006 by Dino Amore'

3.0 out of 5 stars Plays like Rat Race....
This movie plays like It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, or its recent ripoff, Rat Race, with a huge cast of characters (mostly paired in twos) related by one object. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by gulharit

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