Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci
The lives of several Miami denizens, from ad agents to gunrunners to street thugs to law enforcement to school-children, intersect with humorous and dangerous results.
DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002
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Stats: 718 reviews
Flixster Reviews (718)
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October 2, 2008Great movie with a timing issue. This was supposed to come out right around Sept. 11 20001. The bomb on the plane bit kiboshed that. Terrific cast. This should have done much bette.
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February 28, 2008this movie is about as worthwhile as a handful of Lindsey Lohan's shit. While I guess you could say that it belongs to a qualified entertainer, at the end of the day, it's still shit.
Why did Sonnenfeld get attached to this cat piss?
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February 22, 2007One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Would recommend to anyone who likes Dave Barry or Tim Allen.
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November 7, 2009Sporadic bits of humor can?t quite sustain the momentum of the film. It?s not awful, but it doesn?t stand out in any way. The cast is good but they lack enthusiasm. Bland, not funny enough.
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June 26, 2009This is a funny movie. I specially like the way it was directed with lots of close-ups and cut-away shots. The story nicely jumps from scene to scene. Very short little scenes. Tim Allen is funny as always but has a relatively small part in the movie. Really great direction.
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May 16, 2009Funny and underrated, this film seems to be the smart person's answer to "Rat Race". It is not a surprise; the movie itself was based off of a book written by a reknown journalist (if what I heard is correct) whose views are always tinged with his personal sense of humor. Thi...( read more)
Critic Reviews
April 14, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
April 5, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Based on a novel by Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry, but has none of the writer's trademark wit. full review
April 5, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch, yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it. full review
April 5, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Manages to emerge winningly as an entertaining experience. full review
March 28, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The big problem with Big Trouble, despite a fine cast and director, is that the damn thing isn't funny. full review
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