Nothing to Lose (1997)

I love how Tim Robbins' character loses his mind in Nothing to Lose! Nothing to Lose is a really funny, very good movie, mostly for its interesting interactions between Robbins and Lawrence's characters in their hilarious adventure they share together! Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence is a somewhat unusual pairing. Writer and director, Steve Oedekerk, came up with a great premise, a man down and out in his love life feeling like he's got nothing left to lose, Robbins, crosses paths with a car jacking thief looking for himself a little something to gain, Lawrence, and let's just say the two then proceed to hit it off in a very funny manner! Oedekerk really did fairly nice to bring the film's premise together as a very good film, fairly nice, but the end of the movie is a bit of an easy exit, and the beginning lead up to the movie's main portion of Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence is sort of scrambled and uncertain of how to get into the story, almost feeling like a different type of movie, thank God though that the sensational Kelly Preston plays a strong presence in the beginning, but once Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence meet, Nothing to Lose gets very good and amusing. The previous sentence I just wrote is rather pointless and I suggest that you do not even read it, except only for the part about the incredibly gorgeous Kelly Preston, oh wow! Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence make this movie as good as it became. These two stars share great chemistry with great comedic timing, even Robbins! Tim Robbins has never been this good in a comedy! He is funny! And Nothing to Lose is one of Martin Lawrence's better movies; it's up there with Life and Blue Streak for Lawrence's best comedy. Lawrence's best comedy is Life, but I can honestly say that I like all of his comedies, and honestly, what am I talking about, I love Martin Lawrence, of course I like all his comedies. Martin is like my favorite show! Martin is the greatest, Lawrence, not the show, well the show is but, so is Martin! When I first watched Nothing to Lose I loved it, and nothing has changed. Nothing to Lose is so funny, and the two lead actors, Robbins and Lawrence, really make the movie great. This movie is one of the moreso unknown about good comedies so you should give it a good chance if you haven't already seen it and it should be definitely worth it.

Nick Beam's life couldn't get any worse. He discovers he has been living a lie and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So when T. Paul, a carjacker, attempts to rob him, it is the last straw for Nick. With everything to gain and nothing to lose, he kidnaps T. Paul and attempts to put his life back together.....Martin Lawrence churns these sorts of films out every five minutes, but when this movie was released, he was still riding reasonably high from Bad Boys two years prior.But casting Robbins in this was a really strange move. He'd just directed Dead Man Walking, and was still fresh from that prison movie (to be fair, the audience this was aimed at, probably had only just seen Shawshank on video when this was released).And its a really curious movie, not really funny, and it has a really depressing edge to it. Robbins is wonderful in his role, and just looks like he's having a lot of fun, doing this for some release from all the seriousness.Lawrence though, is really trying too hard, and this was probably one of the last films where his schtick was just about bearable. He's still funny, but every one and again, you really want to slap him.Its a fun movie, predictable right up until the compulsory Coolio song, but if your a fan of this type of film, it'll suffice.

Funny Funny Movie. It's not often you can sit on your couch and laugh out loud, tears running down your face, and feel you've hit the jackpot of comedies. Tim Robbins and Martin Laurence were perfect in this together. Some people might say that the story line is simple, but when the acting is so well done and the reactions to this simple plot line are so well thought out it really can't be considered simple. It definitely wasn't boring. The movie kept me laughing from the beginning to the end. It is a "feel good" movie. I saw this movie in 2000 and still recommend it as a "must see" but only if you want to Laugh and feel good!

Tim Robbins is a fantastic actor. He was wonderful in "Shawshank Redemption", and "Mystic River" and pretty much everything else he's ever done (even "Anchorman"). He was wonderful in this movie, even though it didn't really demand a lot of talent.A man (Robbins) finds his wife in bed with his boss, and after being almost robbed at gunpoint comes up with the genius idea to steal his boss's fortune. Along with Martin Lawrence, he becomes a criminal mastermind.Martin Lawrence is a great comedian on film. "Black Knight" and "Blue Streak" are both wonderful and this film is no exception. His show "Martin" was less sophisticated, but luckily he has shied away from that. The writer/director is Steve Oedekirk, originally (I believe) a writer for "In Living Color" after being discovered on "Star Search". He's now best known for "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist" and "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls", and you'll find more of that stupid but clever humor here.The film's use of music is funny, if poorly conceived. One scene involves an impromptu dance by Robbins to "Scatman" which should be stupid, but proved some chuckles. Odekirk cameos as a security guard who likes to sing and dance, which plays into the plot very well.Add the very sexy Rebecca Gayheart, Michael McKean and John C. McKInley (who seems to guest star in pretty much everything) and you've got yourself a quirky comedy with a very diverse and talented ensemble cast. This will likely not be your favorite film and you might not even remember it a year from now, but it's certainly worth at least one shot. Because, heck, Tim Robbins can do no wrong.Oh, and if you like vulgarity, there is a (very funny) scene where the F-word is used nearly fifty times in a two minute span. So, that's fun.