The Whole Nine Yards Reviews



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Don't Bother - Review written on February 25, 2007
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Rating: 1 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

This movie is just awful. Matthew Perry is not an actor; he plays the role of Matthew Perry. Rosanna Arquette has never shown herself to be more than a pretty face and her acting here was atrocious.... the fake French accent was, to put it mildly, distracting.
Several reviewers here have bored us recounting the movie "storyline" which I found weak and predictable. The characters are not credible and the movies' dialogue should embarrass the film writers.
The movie is billed as a comedy but I didn't get so much as a single chuckle.
I find no redeeming value in this movie.
Dumb Humor - Review written on February 10, 2007
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Rating: 3 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

This moive is ok... however, it is dumb humor! If you love dumb humor this movie is for you.
Wait until you see "The Whole Ten Yards" - Review written on January 14, 2007
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
Hilarious! This is just the primer for the sequel The Whole Ten Yards". I watched them both back to back - twice. Think I laughed even harder the second time through. Could easily watch it again. All of the actors are true to their parts, and "Oz" is just plain hysterical.
Great DVD - Review written on January 12, 2007
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

Couldn't wait to get this dvd. I especially enjoyed the fact this most of it was filmed in Canada!
The Whole Nine Yards - Review written on July 17, 2006
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Rating: 4 out of 5
8 customers found this review not to be helpful.
Movie was very interesting, but there were a couple of "lame" spots, such as when the young girl joins Bruce Willis.
A WONDERFULLY FUNNY FILM... - Review written on July 11, 2006
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
When this movie first came out, I passed on it, mistakenly believing it to be a football film. Was I ever wrong! It is a terrific black comedy, with wonderful performances by Matthew Perry, the ever cool Bruce Willis, Michael Clarke Duncan, and a break out performance by Amanda Peet. Quite frankly, the movie is just plain hilarious, and a little gem of a film which one could happily see again and again, as I already have, and laugh each and every time.

Matthew Perry is wonderful as the hapless everyman, a dentist who finds himself living in Canada with his witchy French-Canadian wife who is, decidedly, not in love with him. His shrewish wife, played by Rosanna Arquette with a French accent which is over the top and laughable, wants to have her husband bumped off for insurance money.

As luck would have it, a notorious Chicago based hit man, with a mob contract out on his own life, just happens to move in next door to the unhappily married duo. This hit man, coolly played to perfection by Bruce Willis, meets his neighbor, Matthew, who also happens to be from Chicago. Bruce looks familiar to Matthew who ultimately recognizes him for who he is. While initially unnerved by Bruce, they somehow hit it off.

Matthew, however, foolishly tells his wife that he believes the neighbor to be a hit man with a price on his head, and the games begin. She sends Matthew to Chicago to have him give up their neighbor, the hit man, for the contract money. Matthew goes, mainly to appease her, as he really has no intention of giving up his new found friend.

Meanwhile, no sooner does he leave, than she herself goes to the neighbor to give her husband up in hopes that he will get rid of her husband for her. In the interim, Matthew is met in Chicago by Michael Clarke Duncan who takes him to the mob boss who wants to bump off Bruce. There, Matthew meets Bruce's wife, with whom he becomes smitten. What transpires next compels Matthew to return to Canada, where he gets the surprise of his life. This all sets in motion a series of events which will have the viewer howling with laughter.

Needless to say, there are numerous unexpected twists and turns in this movie, all of which contribute to its success as a black comedy. This film is, undoubtedly, one of the best in this genre. Michael Clarke Duncan, who also happens to play a hit man, gives an ingratiating performance as Bruce Willis' buddy. Amanda Peet is absolutely hilarious as a hit man wanna be. I do not want, however, to give away any more of the plot. Suffice to say, watch this film. You will not be disappointed. In fact, you will be too busy, laughing up a storm. Enjoy!
The Whole of Nine Yards - Review written on May 28, 2006
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

The intensity of this movie comes from the tension between the character of Jimmy "the Tulip" Tudeski, played by Bruce Willis, and Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky, played by Matthew Perry. The former is a notorious hit man and the latter is a miserable dentist whose wife wants him to die soon in order to get his life insurance money. When Oz, in all his innocence and fear, gets to know Jimmy the situation begins to get increasingly humorous. Jimmy's quirks of believing divorce a crime and hating mayonnaise on his hamburger add another twist to the humor. The story itself becomes more twisted when Oz falls in love with Cynthia, Jimmy's ex-wife, and Jimmy eventually falls in love with Jill, an assassin who was hired by Oz's wife to kill Oz. In a situation heating up by the moment, Oz offers to resolve the situation by planting a duplicate copy of Jimmy's teeth on a dead cop's corpse. Being then officially dead, Jimmy finds himself no longer the husband of Cynthia and the death certificates of Jimmy and his former mob boss Janni Gogolak turns out to be worth ten million dollars. The complexity of love and humor between a hit man and a dentist keeps the intensity of the humor high right to the end.

A WONDERFULLY FUNNY FILM... - Review written on April 16, 2006
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

When this movie first came out, I passed on it, mistakenly believing it to be a football film. Was I ever wrong! It is a terrific black comedy, with wonderful performances by Matthew Perry, the ever cool Bruce Willis, Michael Clarke Duncan, and a break out performance by Amanda Peet. Quite frankly, the movie is just plain hilarious, and a little gem of a film which one could happily see again and again, as I already have, and laugh each and every time.

Matthew Perry is wonderful as the hapless everyman, a dentist who finds himself living in Canada with his witchy French-Canadian wife who is, decidedly, not in love with him. His shrewish wife, played by Rosanna Arquette with a French accent which is over the top and laughable, wants to have her husband bumped off for insurance money.

As luck would have it, a notorious Chicago based hit man, with a mob contract out on his own life, just happens to move in next door to the unhappily married duo. This hit man, coolly played to perfection by Bruce Willis, meets his neighbor, Matthew, who also happens to be from Chicago. Bruce looks familiar to Matthew who ultimately recognizes him for who he is. While initially unnerved by Bruce, they somehow hit it off.

Matthew, however, foolishly tells his wife that he believes the neighbor to be a hit man with a price on his head, and the games begin. She sends Matthew to Chicago to have him give up their neighbor, the hit man, for the contract money. Matthew goes, mainly to appease her, as he really has no intention of giving up his new found friend.

Meanwhile, no sooner does he leave, than she herself goes to the neighbor to give her husband up in hopes that he will get rid of her husband for her. In the interim, Matthew is met in Chicago by Michael Clarke Duncan who takes him to the mob boss who wants to bump off Bruce. There, Matthew meets Bruce's wife, with whom he becomes smitten. What transpires next compels Matthew to return to Canada, where he gets the surprise of his life. This all sets in motion a series of events which will have the viewer howling with laughter.

Needless to say, there are numerous unexpected twists and turns in this movie, all of which contribute to its success as a black comedy. This film is, undoubtedly, one of the best in this genre. Michael Clarke Duncan, who also happens to play a hit man, gives an ingratiating performance as Bruce Willis' buddy. Amanda Peet is absolutely hilarious as a hit man wanna be. I do not want, however, to give away any more of the plot. Suffice to say, watch this film. You will not be disappointed. In fact, you will be too busy, laughing up a storm. Enjoy!
hilarious! - Review written on November 27, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
4 customers found this review not to be helpful.
i watched this film when it was on tv, omg, i never laughed so hard. i thought i was going to pee my pants. definitely check this one out! you won't regret it :)
Funny Stuff - Review written on November 01, 2005
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Rating: 4 out of 5

Matthew Perry is a wonderfully funny actor and all of his talent certainly comes out in this movie. Much better then the sequel, "The Whole Nine Yards" is actually a pretty involved plot for such a funny and silly movie. Willis and Clark Duncan play characters only they can play. Sure to entertain and a must see, though the sequel you can probably skip.
Here is a great comedy which keeps you guessing - Review written on October 27, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5

My wife and I love this film - it has everything , with slapstick and good actors who inhabit the roles and take you into their confused , dangerous but somehow heartwarming world .

The only bad thing about it is the sequel , which I encourage you to miss unless you absolutely cannot find anything else to watch .

If you only know Bruce as an action guy , The Whole Nine Yards will show you a different facet of his talent .

Catch this film - it will go down as a lesser known classic .
Surprisingly funny movie - Review written on July 27, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

It took me 5 years and a free DVD rental from the library to get around to watching this movie. I avoided it because I felt that Friends was an annoyingly lame TV show, too predictable, too cute, overacted and just not that funny. But this movie has opened my eyes to the comic genius of Matthew Perry. The guy is funny. The script is wonderfully dark comedy and achieves that rarest of feats: unpredictability. Perry's spastic character is wonderfully balanced by Willis's underplayed cool gangster. Listening to the director's commentary I found out how many of the jokes and laughs were improvisations that the actors, especially Perry and Willis, contributed on the set. The beer toss on the boat is one of the funniest moments I've ever seen on screen. The characters are all demented yet you cant help but love them and I was sorry when it ended. Also, great jazz music and a free tour of beautiful Montreal. Director Jonathan Lynn and writer Mitch Kapner will hopefully work together again.
Black Comedy at It's Best - Review written on July 24, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5

I have always been a huge fan of comedy films,and I have always enjoyed black comedy also--comedy that is a little dark usually tends to be interesting,and that is how it works--you get comedy with a little bit of chemistry to it. And how does one of the first(if not the first)black comedy films of 2000,THE WHOLE NINE YARDS,meausure up? Read on for my review of this:

Nicholas "Oz" Ozeransky(Matthew Perry)is a very unhappy dentist who lives in Canada.His wife,Sophie(Rosanna Arquette)is pretty much a pain in his rear end,and the only reason he married her was because he had to. Things can't be worse for Oz,and it seems that to him that he will be unhappy for the rest of his life.

And then,one day,something strange,surprising,and something a little bit creepy happens. When Oz is outside,he sees that he and his wife have a new neighbor. And after talking to this new neighbor,Oz discovers that the new neighbor is Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski(Bruce Willis)a hitman who has killed over twenty people and sends tulips to his victim's funerals. Oz has known who Tudeski is for several years now,and once he finds out that Tudeski himself is his new neighbor,he wants to leave Canada--right here and right now. But his wife isn't up for that. It turns out that Tudeski is hiding out from Janni Gogolak(Kevin Pollak)one of his(Tudeski's)former partners,so Sophie has the perfect plan. The plan is that Oz will fly to Chicago(where the Gogolak family hangs out),meet Yanni himself,and tell him that he knows where Jimmy is. Oz goes--except he is not even up there to rat out Jimmy. The only reason why he is really up there is because Sophie has promised him the divorce he has wanted for years now if he does that for her,and he just wants her off of his back. But when Jimmy has word of everything and sends his former partner Frankie Figgs(Michael Clarke Duncan)up to Chiacgo to find Oz,Oz really is in for a meeting with Yanni Gogolak,and then,several funny,dark,and hillarious events happen.

I really enjoyed THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. It is my favorite black comedy film,as well as one of my favorite movies of all time. The chemistry here is really funny--and I like the performances in this film a lot also. Matthew Perry is sort of Chandler in Canada in this film,and Bruce Willis is kind of both David Addison and John McClain--except this time,he is a hitman. Having Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry in a movie together was a really smart idea,because in this film,both Willis and Perry work together really well. I'd say that this film shows Bruce Willis,Matthew Perry,and Michael Clarke Duncan at their best comedically. And with a funny story,a funny script,and a DVD with cool bonus feautures(an interview gallery with the cast,the film's theatrical trailer,filmographies,among other cool bonus feautures)THE WHOLE NINE YARDS is one film(and one DVD)you can't go wrong with.

Highly Recommended!
A surprisingly good comedy - Review written on June 29, 2005
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

This movie was actually surprisingly funny with a good cast including Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Michael Clarke Duncan and Amanda Peet. The plot is centered around a dentist living in Canada named Oz (Matthew Perry) whose wife is crazy. Their marriage isn't at all a happy one. And then one day, Oz gets a new neighbor. He goes over to greet him, and finds out that his name is Jimmy Tudeski (Bruce Willis). He then realizes that Jimmy "the tulip" is a contract killer. So, obviously, Oz is freaked out now.
What's funny about the movie is how scared Oz is of Jimmy. He's always nervous and quite scared and makes really strange remarks. It's a funny movie that will deliver plenty of laughs. Willis, Perry, Duncan, and Kevin Pollak all deliver great laughs. A good cast, an original plot and many funny moments make this comedy a winner.
The Whole Nine Yards - Review written on June 23, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

Absolutely one of the funniest movies ever! Reminded me a lot of My Cousin Vinny. Great dialogue, great casting and lots of fun!
A hilariously funny must-see movie! - Review written on May 20, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

Matthew Perry plays an honest dentist whose wife is trying to get him killed so she can collect his insurance money. She has already hired one person to kill him, but this person was unable to fulfill the contract. A new neighbor moves in, who happens to be Jimmy "the Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) a mobster hit-man with a reward on his head. The wife sends the dentist to Chicago to collect a finder's fee for Jimmy. Meanwhile she tries to get Jimmy to kill her husband by telling him where he is and what he is up to. The story unfolds into many other plots and schemes of getting other people murdered, but I think it would be better to watch the show than read a synopsis. Enjoy the show. I did!!

All-in-all excellent acting and the perfect comedic touch to a story of a dentist caught in a struggle between his wife, a mob boss, and a hit-man.
Good morning Mr. Next Door Neigbor Hit Man - Review written on April 07, 2005
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Rating: 3 out of 5
3 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

Matthew Perry (Tv's Friends, Fools Rush In) plays dentist Oz who meets his new next door neighbor who just happens to be hitman Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski, played by Bruce Willis (Sin City, Pulp Fiction). Perry soon becomes friends with Willis and ends up getting involved with his wife, Nastacha Henstridge (Maximum Risk, Adrenelin: Fear The Rush) and the 2 end up in love. Bad dude Yanni Gogalak, played by the hilarious Kevin Pollack (Stolen Summer, The Usual Suspects) wants Willis dead. Soon, havoc breaks loose at the end with a climatic shootout and some Amanda Peet (Whipped, Saving Silverman) being skin and yeah, but its funny and different. Michael Clarke Duncan (Sin City, Armageddon), Harland Williams (Half Baked, There's Something About Mary) and Rosanna Arquette (CRASH '96) also star. Followed in 2004 by The Whole Ten Yards which should of been scrap metal and not even been made.
A big disappointment! - Review written on January 25, 2005
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Rating: 3 out of 5
5 customers found this review not to be helpful.
This movie was almost embarrassing to watch. Roseanne Arquette's phony French accent and unbelievable character was very annoying as well as the dental assistant that dreams of being a "hitman." I don't know what the director was thinking with the gruesome murder scenes that were fluffed over as comedy. It is never clear what exactly the undercover cop intended to do (actually kill the husband or not). Canadians should be insulted the way their police force was portrayed. Not one of Bruce Willis's better performances. This film almost had me wishing I was at Die Hard 4 instead.

What you talkin' about, Willis? - Review written on December 18, 2004
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Rating: 3 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

I'll tell you what he's talking about - fun, Baby!

This is a very fun movie. Bruce Willis and Matty (I hear that's what his pals call him) Perry are great as the leads. Also, the women in the supporting roles are great. I especially liked Amanda Peet. Great actress and a total babe!

I even liked Kevin Pollock in this, and I'm normally not too crazy about him. Maybe his other roles just haven't given him the chance to show off his chops like this role did.

For a comedy, this one's really got a great plot. Check it out if you get a chance...
Pretty Funny - Review written on December 06, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.

This was an enjoyable little movie. I only just saw it recently when it was on tv and was actually pretty suprised. I had always seen it in the video store and with the recent release of the whole ten yards I figured I would give it a shot. Bruce Willis is really funny and needs more roles like this. This would kind of be your mediocre type movie because it isn't an incredible nor is it crap! The only sad part is throughout this movie you are thoroughly entertained but its one of those films that when its over you slowly forget about it and theres no reason why you should; if that doesn't make since, I apoligize, lol.

Other actors featured are Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry, Michael Clark Duncan, and Kevin Pollack. The plot is good and quite humourous as are the characters. I would say that everyone should see this movie at least once, it deserves that much. And always rent before you decide to buy! Enjoy.
2 1/2 stars "Life's a comedy. It's all in the execution." - Review written on October 30, 2004
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Rating: 3 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

The "Whole Nine Yards" is a mildly entertaining and passably enjoyable affair. It neither exults nor repels, neither makes one laugh uncontrollably nor cringe; it just is. There is nothing about this film that in any way distinguishes it from the sea of hit man/mob comedies floating around.

And let me say this, if it weren't for Bruce Willis and his wonderfully funny performance as the sensitive hit man, Jimmy `The Tulip' Tudeski, "The Whole Nine Yards" would've been a complete disaster. Willis, even through some of the weaker scenes, elevates the performances of his costars (Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, and Rosaana Arquette) and the overall quality of the film with his powerful star presence.

Honestly, I expected more from this film. More laughs, to be precise. When you have a film and its whole premise is ridiculous to begin with and with each scene gets progressively goofier, one expects some serious humor. As things get sillier and sillier, the laughs slowly drift away until you are left stone-faced during the intended "hysterical moments" of the climax. A disappointment.
Better than the whole 10 yards - Review written on August 28, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review not to be helpful.
I still think that the whole nine yards is funnier than the whole ten even though i liked it i still like the first one better. Amanda peet and natasha hendridge are hot.
Smart, funny, good entertainment. - Review written on August 19, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

This movie has more twists and turns than a mountain road. The cast is great starting out with the marvelously talented Bruce Willis. Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amanda Peet. The premis is perfect for this sort of dark comedy. The main character played wonderfully by Matthew Perry is funny, sharp witted and makes you get in the guys' corner right from the start. The man has more than a couple of reasons to suck carbon monoxide but he continues on in spite of being a dentist married to a shrew that wants him dead for monetary reasons, his new neighbor is a nororious hit man for the Chicago mob that has anger management problems, and his dental receptionist is secretly a beginner in the hit man game plotting his demise for his shrew wife. There, now the story is set except for the romantic interest the gorgeous Nastasha Henstridge who just happens to be the wife of Bruce Willis, Matthews' new neighbor. I tell you, what's not to like about this mix of dripping satire and ill born love at first sight. On the surface the movie seems like another one of the usual Hollywood "just for the money" movies, but, give it a chance and it will definitely grab your attention despite a short sequence of gratuitous T&A featuring Amanda Peet that really isn't needed. All told you have a witty, funny and very entertaining movie that you will want to enjoy again and again. What can I say about the comic genius of Bruce Willis, a man that can bring off the comedic punchline as well as chill you to the bone with characters like the Jackal. Matthew Perry is a very funny part of this movie with just enough slapstick and not too much to irritate. Sometimes the critics are looking for more than us average viewers are looking for and that is their job, but sometimes the critics forget that the word entertainment literally means to "not think". After a hard day at the office I love to be entertained with a good comedy even a dark comedy like this one. You can't go wrong if you get this one but you might want to restrict viewing by family members that are too young to watch, let alone appreciate this one.
Cleverly entertaining - Review written on July 09, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5

While this may not be my absolutely favorite film with Bruce Willis ,it is still great. First off, all of the acting is significanly brilliant. But consider that a bonus, the story here is what really counts. I picked up this movie expecting it to be a half-decent, but still entertaining flick (considering I picked it up cheap). To tell the truth, I probably wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't rated R. However, it is an extremely mild movie. Consider it a PG-13 movie with an extensive nude scene. Either way, I was enthralled with how great the plot was. There were so many unexpected twists and genuinely hilarious dialogue, it made the movie extremely loveable. Take my word for it and get this movie, you won't be dissapointed.
Great Out of your mind FUNNY! - Review written on April 21, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
This film has a great funny quality. Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis are phenominal. Bruce Willis as Jimmy the Tulip and Matthew Perry as Oz.This is a must see movie
great cast, and great humor - Review written on February 10, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

Loaded with a great cast of actors!!!! The movie is set in Canada, all was calm untill a hit man moves into the house next door to Nick (Matt Perry). His wife a money hungry women decides to try to see if there is a price on Jimmys head for ratting out the boss. The hit man is Jimmy "The Tulip" (Bruce Wills) he is hiding out after turning in a head mob boss. And now the son of the head boss has taken over the company and wants Jimmy dead!!!

Nick sets off on a journey set up by his wife. Nick is off to try and locate the son of the boss to let him know of Jimmy living in Canada. Now things begin to get interesting Nick actually likes Jimmy and does not want to turn him over to the new boss. Nicks problem become worse when he later finds out that his wife is trying to have him killed too. The movie has a few twists and turns that make it great to watch.

This all around is a solid movie with great humor and a great cast!!

What Next? A - Review written on November 20, 2003
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Rating: 1 out of 5
6 customers found this review not to be helpful.
This "Mafia comedy" wants us to laugh at cruelty and violence. Well, comedies have done this since the times of the ancient Greeks, so what's the problem? Well, it all depends on (a) the motive of the perp(s), (b) the character of the victim(s), (c) the degree of harm done, and (d) the outcome of the plot. Here, the perps all have a smarmy side, including the often-adorable Rosanna Arquette and the so-far-adorable Amanda Peet. One of the victims is a "good cop" (NOT a cop on the take or who's abusing his power). He is distracted by Peet who flashes her breasts--and then he's killed. And Willis & Co. all get away with whatever they do, including betraying some of their own. Funny? >sign< Not to me. Overall this tired, cliche-ridden film has no one to for us to care about and has the moral center of (if you can believe any of the newspapers) the top executives at Enron. (PITCH TO THE DIRECTOR: Maybe a "comedy" could be filmed about them!)
I Love This Movie!!! - Review written on October 13, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.

Not only was Luke Perry very much like his character Chandler in "Friends" which is funny as it is endearing, Bruce Willis is his usual suave self. I loved watching Bruce's facial expressions in this movie because his eyes show more then his words are saying. I loved the two songs sung by Stephanie Biddle and this movie has several twists in the plot that were a total surprise. If you're a Bruce Willis or Luke Perry fan, you have to have this movie! It's delightfully funny.
A sleeper of a movie - Review written on September 27, 2003
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Rating: 4 out of 5

Yes, it's a little formulaic, but who can agrue with a line like: "You know, I can't think of nothing finer than a fine naked woman holding a gun." and then show you a visual confirmation. Drink beer while you watch this movie.
Unexpected pleasure!! - Review written on September 13, 2003
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

Much more entertaining than I expected. Matthew was super, Bruce was excellent, Natasha was wonderful, but Amanda Peet almost steals the show!
The plot was well-written and adapted by the director. Good characterizations, good suspense. I would love to see more of Amanda Peet in movies. I don't know why they always cast her as a [...], hooker, or other bad girl. I think she'd be very versatile in many roles.
The Plot thickens - Review written on August 31, 2003
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Rating: 4 out of 5

Bruce Willis comes out with another outstanding performance, with the assistance of many other good actors. This is what you would call a black comedy, it is deffinately worth a watch, or buy, if you like Willis in a comic role, and also if you enjoy a good vs bad guy movie.
All up it was very pleasing and the plot never faded, it was constant and very watchable.
ENJOY
Worth seeing. - Review written on July 31, 2003
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Rating: 4 out of 5

The whole nine yards is actually a suprisingly good comedy after a shakey start the plot develops then you've got a good film until the end it's worth seeing or renting out.
great - Review written on July 19, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5

another great dark comedy about nasty wives , good husbands , and a few hitmen. in this great comedy bruce willis plays jimmy the tulip tudeski an ex hitman who yanni gogolak is after. frankie figs is funny. bruce willis , nd matt perry had good charectors but why the bumbling wife. i couldn;t stand her.
Kind of funny. Sometimes. - Review written on April 10, 2003
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Rating: 2 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

Summary:
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky (Matthew Perry) is a struggling dentist. His wife, Sophie Oseransky (Rosanna Arquette), is the daughter of his former business partner who also happened to embezzle a bunch of money then kill himself, leaving Oz in a lot of debt. We don't ever know why Oz and Sophie married, but their marriage is horrible. Then, out of the blue, Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski (Bruce Willis), a former hitman for the Chicago Gogolak crime family, moves in next door. Oz immediately recognizes him and tells Sophie, who has the brilliant idea of turning him in for the bounty on his head to pay off the loans and even entices Oz with a divorce if he'll do it.

So Oz heads off to Chicago to contact the mafia while Sophie goes over to Jimmy's house and tells him what Oz is up to. Sophie also tries to hire Jimmy to kill Oz - Jimmy is the second hitperson (I say 'hitperson' because the first was a woman) she has tried to hire for this - but Jimmy turns her down. She then takes off to Niagara Falls and seduces a third hitperson. Meanwhile, Oz, who never really had any intention of telling the Gogolak crime family where Jimmy was, finds himself tracked down by a member of the crime family, Frankie Figs (Michael Clarke Duncan), and taken to see the head of the family, Janni Pytor Gogolak (Kevin Pollak). Oz is then forced to admit he knows where Jimmy lives and is going to be accompanied by Frankie back to Canada to show him. But before he can go back to Canada, Jimmy's wife, who wants a divorce as well, Cynthia Tudeski (Natasha Henstridge), visits with him. They fall for each other and end up having sex.

When Oz gets back to Canada accompanied by Frankie, he realizes that Jimmy and Frankie are in cahoots and then participates in their plot to entice Janni and Cynthia back to Canada so Jimmy can kill them in order to withdraw ... million(s). Janni's dad gave it to Jimmy and Cynthia as a wedding gift, but it was really just a tricky way to shelter the money from the government. The only problem is that it requires three signatures or at least one signature and two death certificates to withdraw the money. So, Janni is planning to kill Cynthia and Jimmy while Jimmy is trying to kill Cynthia and Janni and Oz is now in love with Cynthia but deathly afraid of everyone else. So, Oz has to try to come up with a plan that will prevent Cynthia from being killed.

the movie is very easy to follow and I won't ruin it by spoiling the end.

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I doubt I ever would have paid money to rent this movie, so seeing it on TV or getting it from the library was about the only way I would have been exposed to it. As it turns out, it was on TV and I was pleasantly surprised. Though it won't ever rank among the best movies ever made, it is kind of funny. However, the acting isn't superb. As much as I like Matthew Perry in Friends, he just doesn't seem to have what it takes to do movies. Rosanna Arquette doesn't seem to be acting, and Amanda Peet comes across as a supermodel who has never acted in her life. Perhaps that is all okay, but, other than Bruce Willis playing the tough guy role, which he does fairly well, and Michael Clark Duncan, the rest of the cast was, well, was pretty bad.

The major redeeming quality was that the story was intriguing, well thought out, and funny. There were enough twists and turns to keep you wondering what would happen next and there were no holes left in the plot, at least none that I spotted. So, while this isn't going to win an Oscar for anyone on the cast, the movie itself might actually be fun to watch on a Friday night with a large group of friends.

I REALLY Enjoyed this fillm!! - Review written on March 01, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
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This film will probably not ever be on the AFI Top 100 films of all time. But that does not mean that it is not very entertaining. Matthew Perry was really very good in this, so for that matter was all the main cast. They all manage to be likable characters, that you know are bad people, and you still care what happens to them.
I've watched this film 3 or 4 times and still enjoy all the performances.
I doubt that many of you will be sorry you took time to watch this film.