Kangaroo Jack

Anthony Anderson, Bill Hunter, Christopher Baker

Kids will be drawn to Kangaroo Jack because of the playful antics of a computer-generated kangaroo; however, they'll probably be bored stiff as they endure the absurd and over-elaborate plot....( read more  read more... ) Charlie (the charmless Jerry O'Connell) and his best friend Louis (the reasonably amusing Anthony Anderson) run afoul of Charlie's mob boss stepfather. He insists that they deliver $50,000 to a mystery man in the Australian outback--or else. Along the way, these two dimwits put Louis's bright red jacket (which happens to contain the money) on a kangaroo they think they've accidentally killed, which awakens and bounds off. Belabored and nonsensical chases follow, along with the usual realizations about the importance of friendship, etc. Kangaroo Jack has a lot more sexual innuendo and violence than you'd expect, none of which is either funny or thrilling. Christopher Walken and Estella Warren get through their supporting roles largely unscathed. --Bret Fetzer

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PG, 89 min.

Directed by: David McNally

Released: January 17, 2003

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DVD Released: June 24, 2003

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  • January 6, 2009
    Stinker!!
  • August 30, 2008
    Oh, Saturday mornings, you make us watch the worst movies ever created and enjoy them. I don't know if I love you, Saturday mornings, but you surely are fun.

    Ok, here's the deal: the movie is silly, awfully silly, and that's a bad thing, of course. But I was extremely surprised ... ...( read more )
  • August 12, 2008
    I'm having another one of those mirages, and this one's a beauty.

    Definitely one of the highest ranked on my all-time guilty-pleasure list. The kangaroo is adorable, and it's possibly the best you'll ever see Estella Warren look. Whoo hoo! Coincidentally, Warren herself is...

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  • March 7, 2008
    stewpid
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • June 6, 2009
    good movie
    really funny but it american made so what they regard as australian is totoaly different

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January 31, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Aussie-set comic fiasco. full review

January 17, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

A collection of tepid chase scenes perked up, sadly, by moments of camel flatulence. full review

January 17, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Will parents be able to sit through Kangaroo Jack without plunging sharp sticks into their eyes? The short answer? Yes. Barely. full review

January 17, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Though the comedy is feeble, the dramatic elements -- including the budding romance between Charlie and Jessie -- cross the pain threshold. full review

January 16, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

There is something crass and ugly about the way Kangaroo Jack develops its hackneyed, potentially amusing premise. full review

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  • cowsgomoo1o1
    April 26, 2007
    Don't kill me, but I though this was the best movie. it was a very nice family movie, and I love to get together with friends and watch it.
  • jbpelican
    June 22, 2006
    *Sigh* Another heap of wrinkley poo that just re-enforces Hollywoods tired old theory that if you put sunlasses on an animal its an automatic entertainmaint and is funny. This movie is an embarresment to Australia.

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