Big Trouble (2002)

Well, this is one of the best comedies i have ever seen. This is mainly because of the characters which are absolitely amazing, especially Dennis Farina who has some amazing moments.The overall tone of this movie is very light-hearted and everything is pretty well directed too.Nothing really to complain about, so 9/10 from me.

Dave Barry's novel by the same name had me burst out laughing on the second page and did not let up much through the fourteen chapters. Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone's screenplay adaptation was sufficiently close to the Pulitzer prize columnist novelist's book that it is in my top five movie comedies of all times. One should probably not use the expression 'of all times' unless one's been watching movies in cinemas when black and white movies were still being featured; exclude "Schindler's List" won't you. Suffice it to say I feel I use the aforementioned expression legitimately. Barry Sonnenfeld was the director who could, based on his credentials, ensure the movie did not miss the mark; it is as slick as his other very successful comedies.It won't matter if you don't care for Tim Allen or Rene Russo because in this movie they get top billing probably for having had that privilege in their career, and not because they have more important roles. There is a real ensemble cast of sixteen actors; Allen and Russo are merely two of them as far as I'm concerned. Allen's narration (movie has lots of narration) was perfect for the nature of the humour. Elmore Leonard raves about the book and so does Ridley Pearson. If that does not speak volume for entertainment value, nothing impresses you. I could not resist the cheesy pun.Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore and Dennis Farina are among the ensemble cast members I mentioned; movie lovers will usually consider any movie with Tucci in it and I'm no exception, as you must know by now if you've read a number of my reviews. To have all three actors in a comedy is almost irresistible. This is a 2002 movie that still holds up as of when I'm writing this review.I can't explain the lower than expected ratings from my usual sources; refer to an outline of the expression 'sense of humour' in my review of the movie "Due Date". If you don't think the movie deserves 7 out of 10 or better, 61% of the more than twelve thousand voters on IMDb did rate it 7 and better, I have a simple explanation: Deficient sense of humour notwithstanding, it's due to poor intellect and minimal cultural quotient of some voters. Only Kurtwood Smith a.k.a. Red Forman (for the fans of That '70s Show) could say it better… dumbass voters. I'm not concerned with offending anyone; those who should be offended won't read my review anyway.

Everyone says this is a laugh.You start out with a guy chatting about his life and then it switches to a voice over of a narrator.It has major stars or at least popular stars. This looks like it was 3/4 movies tossed in a bag and the you got this mess.The script is bad, the lines bad and things are just a mess and not explained. The lines are delivered w/o no emotions.This movie is so bad you jump from one thing to another and you just can't laugh you go what just happened.Don't waste your time with it.

There aren't too many comedies I like to watch over and over, but this is one of them. This is one of those 'ridiculous' comedies, not one of the overrated 'intelligent' ones. You will laugh hard at this one. It's not a gross-out comedy either, and doesn't have meaningless boobies (if such a thing is possible), it's just absurd... in a good way.I think what I like most about this one is the way the story flows. It's the most logical sequence of ridiculous events I have ever witnessed. Everything makes perfect sense.Not only that, but there are a ton of characters, and each one has a distinct personality, each one is funny in their own way.There are some tough choice in life. Like, should you choose the Arrivals or Departures lane when you're driving to the airport? Well, we're arriving at the airport... but we want to depart soon...