Alison Lohman, Craig March, Frank Adamson

A destitute Alaskan travel agent with a deranged wife finds the answer to his financial problems in the form of a get rich quick insurance scam involving a frozen body in the dumpster behind his offic...( read more  read more... )e. Just a few things stand in his way--a determined insurance investigator, an irate sibling and two would be gangsters.

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Mark Mylod

Release Date: December 16, 2005

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006

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  • April 18, 2008
    ''Why is God, who is a loving God, capable of such things? When someone is taken from us at such a young age, we often ask ourselves why.''
    ''Bullshit.''


    To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought aft...( read more)er by two hitmen.

    Robin Williams: Paul Barnell

    Holly Hunter: Margaret Barnell

    The Big White is a funny black comedy which boasts a fine cast Just watched randomly on Sky Movies and it was a nice little film.

    Robin Williams as Paul Bernell shows he can act again in spite of his comedic skills.
    Holly Hunter as Margaret Barnell is hilarious with her condition.
    Woody Harrelson is a fucking bad ass who shows what an actor can be, that you love to hate.

    It's got similarities of Fargo which i saw a long time ago but can only remember bits.

    I would say the music and songs aren't bad but nothing too memorable. Did like the song at the end though which pretty much sums up what transpired.

    The ending is pretty solid and is typically positive. Was slightly sudden but it can be forgiven.

    For a comedy from 2005 it's pretty good if you like your black dark humour.
  • June 20, 2007
    A very good movie, a black comedy you really can enjoy. I follows the same formula of the Cohen brothers film Fargo, but not with the same impact. Maybe the story and the plot aren't fully developed and has some holes on them, but all that is very well balanced with a great direc...( read more)tion from Mark Mylod, the excellent photography and great landscapes and the wonderful cast in it. Robiln Williams is great as always, he is always reinventing himself in every new movie he make, Giovanni Ribisi's performance is also excellent, he is a young actor but is proving that he can manage difficult roles like this one, Woody Harrelson participation is kinda brief but its performance is very convincing, but the one that steals all the movie with its exceptional performance is Holly Hunter who is really hilarious, never believed that she could handle comedy in that way. Definitely a must see movie.
  • January 19, 2007
    It's a golf, sex, and pizza triathlon!
  • September 17, 2006
    lol really funny! his wife is really funny
  • March 26, 2007
    An usual little gem.
  • September 2, 2009
    Pretty good for a comedy. No surprises, but definitely entertaining.
  • April 24, 2009
    Its a weirdly good film with funny and unbelievable bits i think its sort of dark humour but its weird and heart warming as its gives erfect reasons for why robin williams did wat he did with twist unvieling at every moment so worth a watch
  • February 15, 2009
    Lovely dark comedy spiced with the excellent Robin Williams.
  • February 1, 2009
    One Sentence Review:

    A heartbreaking dark comedy drama with some outstanding performances from Robin Williams, Giovanni Ribisi, Holly Hunter and Woody Harrelson.
  • January 5, 2009
    not much impressed, nothing special to see but the soundtrack is really greeat.

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