Big Trouble [Region 2] |  | Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Actors: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville
Category: DVD
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 150929
Format: PAL
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017188888769
ASIN: B0000AE7CL
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2002
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The frantic pacing of Big Trouble is surely intentional, but the movie leaves you wanting more of... something. Not more characters--it's got plenty of those--but more room for them to breathe in a top-heavy plot that recalls Get Shorty (also directed by Barry Sonnenfeld) without reaching those heights of ingenuity. Based on the bestseller by syndicated Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry, this Miami-based mayhem bears the distinct imprint of Barry's humor, in which absurdities pile up like rush-hour traffic, involving a former journalist (Tim Allen) connected by circumstance to a wealthy schemer (Stanley Tucci), his bored wife (Rene Russo), Russian mobsters, mismatched cops (Janeane Garofalo, Patrick Warburton), power-crazed FBI agents (Heavy D, Omar Epps), a Frito-loving drifter (Jason Lee), cretinous criminals (Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville), and a gigantic toad that shoots hallucinogenic saliva. Culminating in an airport bomb smuggling (prompting the film's delayed release after the tragedy of September 11, 2001), Big Trouble needs the brilliant cohesion of Dr. Strangelove; what it gets is Sonnenfeld's knack for sustained chaos, and a few decent belly laughs. --Jeff Shannon
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 Silly, Not That Funny December 7, 2009
Loyd E. Eskildson (Phoenix, AZ.)
This is a movie based on the novel by Dave Barry, and based in Miami, Florida. It's key characters are two Russian mobsters (Snake and Eddie) and two cops from Newark (Janeane Garofalo and Patrick Warburton). The Russian mobsters want a big silver box that contains a nuclear bomb. This is what the movie revolves around.
Although there are plenty of stars in the cast, it does not help the movie. The all-star cast includes Tim Allen who plays Eliot Arnold and his love interest is Rene Russo who plays Anna Herk, wife of the insane moneyman Arthur Herk (Stanley Tucci). Zooey Deschanel plays Anna's daughter Jenny who develops a crush on Eliot's son. Anna gets a divorce from Arthur in order to marry Eliot.
The plot is a screwball complicated chase for the silver box. The movie full of wacky characters, besides the Herks, Russian mobsters and two hit-men from Newark (Dennis Farina and Jack Kehler). Jason Lee plays Puggy, a young homeless man who loves Frito's and lives in a tree outside the Herk's home. He falls in love with the Herk's Latino maid.
The movie culminates in the Russians attempting an escape, by taking the silver box with a nuclear bomb to the airport. They use cash bribes as they buy airline tickets for a small commuter airline to the Bahamas. Because of the volume of passengers, and their cash bribes, they pass Security, all under the name of "Smith". During the baggage check they say the bomb is a garbage disposal with a timer, which they turn on for the Security Officer to see. Now the bomb is ticking and will go off in 30 minutes. They all board the plane and as the plane taxi's with the steps to the entry down, Eliot sneaks on the plane and attacks the Russian mobsters.
Eliot knocks Eddie out with a fire extinguisher and then blasts the extinguisher at Snake. On seeing the bomb is now close to detonation, Eliot hurls it out of the open plane door, only for Snake to leap after it. Snake manages to cling onto some steps still coupled to the plane. Despite Eliot's persistence, Snake just opens fire on him, prompting Eliot to pull an emergency lever, decoupling said stairs. Snake plunges into the ocean with the bomb, which detonates safely in the water. Eliot is congratulated by the FBI, promised he will receive presidential cowboy boots and a hat, and told the events that took place are strictly top secret.
Slapstick Romp with Some Good Lines November 8, 2009
drkhimxz (Freehold, NJ, USA)
This is a funny film. It is totally lacking in political significance. No insight into The Human Situation should be looked for. No great Comic characters, like Falstaff or even Sheridan Whiteside, are to be found. What we do get is some good laughs, some good slapstick action and some funny verbal sallies. Put them together and you have a most enjoyable, forgettable 85 minutes. It suited me to a T.
 Great Transaction October 11, 2009
Matthew Steven Smith
Movie came very fast and was wrapped better than it would have been if I had bought it from a retail store.
Funny Enough to Share September 11, 2009
Heidi Markovitz (Florida)
I first rented this movie a couple of years ago, partly because it was shot in my old home town. By the end I had laughed so much that I bought a copy, in case I needed some emergency humor. I insisted that houseguests watch it. I lent it to anyone who asked for a move suggestion. Finally, I lost it. But I so liked to have it available that I bought another copy to keep sharing it.
Buy it...you'll like it!
One of my favorites! May 16, 2009
Emily C. Casanta (milwaukee, wi)
What a great movie! The entire cast plays their part perfectly! From Tom Sizemore and Johnny Knoxville as clueless thieves, to Tim Allen and Rene Russo falling for each other. I laughed from beginning to end. The hitman, Dennis Farina and his partner (whose name I cannot remember)are unbelievably funny. Pay close attention to them!
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