Envy (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 9495
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D90822D
UPC: 826294500121
EAN: 0678149082227
ASIN: B00005JM9Z
Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 2004
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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WHEN ONE OF THEM BECOMES MINDBLOWINGLY, QUITE LITERALLY STINKING RICH BY SELLING AN INVENTION, A PAIR OF LIFE-LONG BEST FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS (THEY EVEN WORK AT THE SAME COMPANY) FINDS THEIR BOND BREAKING AS THE OTHER GUY START TO GO CRAZY ... WITH ENVY.
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Envy is a funny movie, but it's more funny peculiar than funny ha-ha, so enjoyment is purely a matter of personal taste. When Nick (Jack Black) invents an aerosol spray that makes dog-poop disappear (think of the boon to society!), he reaps a fortune overnight and sends his friend, co-worker and neighbor Tim (Ben Stiller) into a tailspin of simmering envy, since he had no faith in Nick's get-rich-quick scheme and declined his offer of 50-50 partnership. What makes this potentially raucous plot peculiar is that it sets up the situation and proceeds to ignore its most comedic implications, opting instead for a sub-plot involving bows, arrows, a dead horse, and an eccentric vagrant (Christopher Walken, offering reliable comic relief) who coaches Tim on the joys of neighborly blackmail. All the while, Envy suffers a comedic identity crisis, giving Black and Stiller a few good laughs (along with their on-screen wives, played by Rachel Weisz and Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler) while director Barry Levinson struggles to reach a quirky balance of morality play and blue-collar farce. He never quite gets there. --Jeff Shannon
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 Comedy Movies May 9, 2009
Gfay (O Brien, Florida)
The product was received in a timely. The movie was in very good condition with no problems.
 Don't be fooled. April 16, 2009
LemonSawdust (A series of tubes)
Anyone who voted this more than a 1 is having a laugh at your expense. This movie is the most execrable, painful, nauseatingly dull, and insultingly unfunny film I have ever seen. It is east and humor is west. There are no redeeming qualities to this film beyond mere seconds of Christopher Walken's performance that are like sunny rays peeking through the dead sky of the sad humorless vortex of this film. Do not watch it. Do not buy it. If at all possible, do not permit it in your home.
"Envy" is the closest thing you can get to a real-life haunted relic with a tortured past. It will riddle your home with wailing spirits. Chevy Chase will visit. There will be no more hope.
Please. Do not buy this movie. Forget you ever saw or heard or read anything about this movie. Just stay away. I beg you.
This movie is HILARIOUS! February 15, 2009
Samaria (Israel)
I can't believe anyone would rate this movie less than 5 stars. It is smart and hysterical. I think Ben and Jack were great together. We watch this one often, and constantly quote the hilarious lines.
 Hit and miss November 15, 2008
Steve (Nevada)
The good: The satire of suburban life and all of its banality. It does this a lot in the early going and it is spot-on and funny. Also, Black is good enough. There are enough laughs to keep you going.
The bad: The movie bogs down with the plot and there are things that just don't add up, that seem forced, and that strain credulity.
The ugly: I'm not sure why Christopher Walken is even in the movie. His character serves as a distraction and an unnecessary scenery chewing waste of time. I love Walken, but his character is tacked on and brings little but filler to the movie.
Perhaps, in the end, that's where the movie falters - it isn't fully formed. It is some ideas thrown together and has a patch-work feel to it.
Envy isn't awful, it's just not great. If you can get it cheap, it's worth the five bucks or so you can buy it with. You may watch it more than once and therein you've made it worth your while. I have watched it a few times and find enough to laugh at and enjoy even if the critical part of me can spot the holes and shortcomings.
If you want some cheap innocuous entertainment, you could do a lot worse.
An okay film July 20, 2008
Irikefe Okonedo (London, England)
Black comedy in which suburban husband Ben Stiller becomes jealous of his best friend and neighbour Jack Black when a product he invents makes him rich and successful. A fun enough movie but with the exception of a surprising plot twist towards the end not much happens in this film. Still, a good enough vehicle for Black and Stiller but I feel that this comedy might have worked better if it had been a little darker in tone
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