Excess Baggage

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Summary: False advertising
Review: Contrary to the product description above, this dvd is NOT, NOT, NOT widescreen!!! It is only fullscreen, which is not how I want to see movies.
And of course I can't get a refund, since I didn't discover this little nugget of info until I opened and played the thing! Thanks a lot to whoever wrote this misleading, false product description, and thanks to an unfair return policy that makes the customer pay for the retailer's lies or mistakes. I'm taking my money elsewhere!!!!

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Summary: Excess Baggage is an unbelievable story made believeable!
Review: Excess Baggage is on my top 10 list of great movies! The plot is outstanding. I was captivated by the terrific storyline and could watch it over & over!

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Summary: Worst Movie
Review: Excess Baggage remains to be one of the sloppiest movies I have ever seen. The characters feel incomplete; their dialogue sparse and meaningless, making it look like it was rushed into production before they really had time to develop a script and a real purpose for it. This movie failed to give a message, touch any emotional nerves, or be entertaining in any shape or fasion...

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Summary: Worst Movie
Review: Excess Baggage remains to be one of the sloppiest movies I have ever seen. The characters feel incomplete; their dialogue sparse and meaningless, making it look like it was rushed into production before they really had time to develop a script and a real purpose for it. This movie failed to give a message, touch any emotional nerves, or be entertaining in any shape or fasion...

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Summary: charming,witty a wild ride!
Review: hold on to your hearts as car thief Del Toro foils Silverstone's"kidnapping" and ends up with more than he bargained for in this sweetheart of a movie!

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Summary: anyone who has a sense of humor should like this movie!
Review: i cant help but think that all the ppl who write hateful reviews of this movie are bitter and cold. i mean, you can not like a movie but to hate it with a passion? get over it! this movie is very funny, cute and sweet. alicia silverstone is cool, benicio del toro is the bomb ( and very sexy i might add) and christerpher walken is great. great acting and great moments, fun to watch. i know a lot of ppl who like this movie. and the reason critics dont get this is that they are a bunch of grumpy old men...think about it, most of them are! but hey, siskle and ebert gave it 2 thumbs up! think about that. great movie!

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Summary: Wish it had a plot
Review: I don't hate this movie, it had good parts. But it had no real plot, the guy and girl fall in love but the story isn't based around that. I think it dragged on at the end, I would not recommend it to anyone, yet it was better than some films you will see.

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Summary: A quirky, fun, dark comedy.
Review: I don't understand why people hated this movie so much. Ithought it was well written with an amazing cast and some surprisinglycute, funny moments. It's not like anything else I've ever seen, but maybe that's why some people didn't like it. If you're expecting some cute, fluffy formula film this isn't it. Try a Julia Roberts movie (snooze). But Silverstone holds a solid lead role, a crusty cry from her usual material, and Del Toro is definitely a phenomenon waiting to be noticed. He owns every scene he's in, not just because of his looks, but because of his pure talent and unusual line readings. He's one of the most gifted, original actors I've seen in a long time. Nicholas Turturro and Harry Connick, jr. also add a nice surprise to the mix, with Connick's geeky but funny car thief and Turturro's tough guy act. Of course Walken can always be counted upon to add a welcome sense of eerie comedy and I enjoyed this so much I've rented it twice. It's subtle, intelligent humor and that may only appeal to a select crowd, but I'm glad movies like this manage to sneak by and get the green light once in a while. If you have a brain and like understated humor and unconventional romance you should like this film. If nothing else, it offers a chance to watch some enormously talented people strut their stuff. If this is indicative of what she wants to add artistically to the world of film, I welcome her future work.

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Summary: I must say this is a great movie.
Review: I guess I like it for her spunky additude and his classy, car-theif additue. They totally mesh well, and I think this is definetly a must see romance!

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Summary: An Unlikely Combo Hits The Right Note
Review: I had not seen Benicio Del Toro in anything but "License To Kill" (where he made a real impression in a pretty small role) before I saw this off-beat romantic comedy, but this one turned me into a big fan. The plot here is funny , if not especially clever, but what makes the movie shine is the combination of Del Toro and Silverstone, who have some real on-screen chemistry, along with Christopher Walken, who is terrific as the hit-man uncle with a heart of gold, at least when it comes to his "niece". The nutty ups and downs of the hapless car thief-turned-babysitter (Del Toro) with his fractious, unwanted charge (Silverstone) are really very funny and Del Toro reveals a delightful, unconventional comic talent that came as a real surprise. The scene in the restaurant with Del Toro, Silverstone and uncle Ray (Walken) is a classic, in my opinion, and the romantic relationship that develops with Del Toro and Silverstone is very sweet and touching, especially considering the wildly divergent backgrounds of the principals.( There are also some amusing scenes with Del Toro's partner in crime, played by Harry Connacht, Jr.) Overall, this was one of the most surprisingly entertaining romantic comedies I have seen and has become a family favorite, in addition to turning us all into real Del Toro fans.