Craig Ferguson, David Cross, David Hyde Pierce

Salma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.

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R, 98 min.

Directed by: Pontus Löwenhielm, Patrick von Krusenstjerna

Release Date: September 22, 2000

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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005

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  • June 9, 2008
    Funny and weird.
  • April 18, 2008
    I only give it this high a status because David Cross is hilarious in this movie. Jeff Goldblum also adds a whole star all by himself.
  • August 3, 2009
    Ok je film. Dosta je uvrnuta radnja i to mi se svida :D.
    Radnja : 7/10
    Glumci : 7/10
  • February 7, 2009
    its a funny film with funny characters
  • February 6, 2009
    Admittedly, I only watched this movie because of Salma, but when was the period when they were trying to make Steven Zahn a headliner? He?s good in the role, but it is an odd movie that isn?t a complete waste of time, but really seems like it was the kind of movie where they wrot...( read more)e it, and while filming thought of ways to try to make it funnier without going back and seeing if it fit the flow. This movie needed another rewrite and a better editor. Need to know the power of good edits, Slumdog Millionaire would have been nothing with good editing. Comedies need the same thing.
  • January 12, 2009
    "Now it's being used"

    Another silly comedy/crime movie with a touch of deadpan humour, I feel I'm rating this a bit high but I always enjoy watching silly fun movies
  • August 27, 2008
    Had a really good cast, would of been awesome if Jeff Goldblum was in it more cause his character was great. David Cross yelling at the boy scout was classic and seeing Elijah wood as a hitman was pretty cool.
  • May 20, 2008
    It could have been quirky fun, but the rookie writer goes way over the top with the nutty characters, profanity and gay slurs, cartoonish violence, coincidence, and general silliness.
  • April 28, 2008
    This movie could have been so much better, it had the sotyline, the great idea of character eccentricities... it just didn't deliver on either.

    Salma Hayek was cringe-worthy as she played the playboy model turned police officer, her acting was terrible along with her lines.
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    The whole movie was just poorly put together, this was supposed to be a comedy but it couldent decide between black comedy or dramatic comedy, the result was just a mish mash of actors running through scenes trying to make shakespear sound funny.

    The only sollace in watching this movie are the scenes between Michael Rapaport and Elijah Wood, Michael's acting was crisp and got his point across... if only the film went in the same direction.
  • July 17, 2007
    It's so unfair that this movie is unknown to most people. In my opinion this is one of the best comedies ever. The character gallery is awesome, and they each hold their own. Elijah Wood as the 17 year old, depressed attention seeking hit man, ACE xD

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