Steal Big Steal Little

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Summary: One for the good guys
Review: 1)Leonard Maltin is right. This movie is good-hearted. Andy Garcia as Ruben has seldom been more engaging. 2)Leonard Maltin is wrong. Steal Big, Steal Little is not a mess. It fits like something all-cotton or thick, raw silk. It wears well. It's just not real fancy or dressy. Alan Arkin is the low-key funniest I've seen him since So I Married An Ax Murderer. I watched this twice in a weekend, and bided my time for my local vid store to put it in the pre-viewed/used tapes for sale bin. I snapped it up, and every one I've lent it to likes it. It has a very tiny hint of sex, very little violence, and no explosions. No wonder it wasn't a hit, but neither was Being There.

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Summary: Double the pleasure... double the fun!
Review: From the man who brought us "The Fugitive" and "Under Siege" (the good one), comes an original comedic tale of two brothers fighting over the same inheritance.

Starring Andy Garcia... and Andy Garcia, "Steal Big, Steal Little" succeeds in every way that "Multiplicity", "Dead Ringers" and a few of the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movies have failed. The twin brothers, both played BRILLIANTLY by Garcia, couldn't be more dissimilar (one is good and one is bad). So when their adoptive mother leaves her fortune and estate to only one of the brothers -- the fun begins!

Clever camera tricks and a fast-paced script make "Steal Big, Steal Little" the perfect movie for anyone who has ever been caught in the middle of a battle for family inheritance.

Andy Garcia's finest work.

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Summary: An excellent movie
Review: I have been waiting for the release of this movie on DVD for years and finally my dream came true. It is a very enjoyable movie talking about love, money and greed. Andy Garcia is a wonderful actor and it is a double pleasure to see him acting as twin brothers. Own this DVD and you won't be disappointed.

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Summary: Superb!
Review: I liked this movie a lot. It may seem to be just a silly comedy, but it is much more than that. It is not simple. There are many hidden things, which can not be easily understood at once. It is not exactly for the broad public and maybe this is why it has no awards or is not very popular. It teaches to enjoy and appreciate all the tiny little things which make your life, each one of them, because at the end this is what counts. It really shows that money can not buy everything. I think that this is one of the best performances of Andy Garcia.

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Summary: Enjoyed Big, Seen Little...
Review: One of Andrew "The Fugitive" Davis' few non-suspense movies, this comedy recieved terrible reviews and zero box office upon its theatrical release--but it would be well worth seeing for many. Full of terrific character actors and sporting a jumbled chronology, the film tells the story of identical twin brothers (Andy Garcia, once again a naturally joyful presence) at war with each other over their adoptive mother's bountiful estate. The more selfish of the two siblings may have a lot of politicans in his pocket, but his generous opponent has a few tricks up his sleeve as well. Though essentially a "dramedy" in tone, there are occasional detours into slapstick that treaten to tip the balance. On the whole, however, this is the kind of fresh and highly moral piece of entertainment that comes out of Hollywood pretty rarely. It's so much more popular, it seems, to be smug and ironic. "Steal Big, Steal Little" doesn't go that route and leaves me feeling positive and optomistic.

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Summary: One of Andy's Best
Review: One of Andrew "The Fugitive" Davis' few non-suspense movies, this comedy recieved terrible reviews and zero box office upon its theatrical release--but it would be well worth seeing for many. Full of terrific character actors and sporting a jumbled chronology, the film tells the story of identical twin brothers (Andy Garcia, once again a naturally joyful presence) at war with each other over their adoptive mother's bountiful estate. The more selfish of the two siblings may have a lot of politicans in his pocket, but his generous opponent has a few tricks up his sleeve as well. Though essentially a "dramedy" in tone, there are occasional detours into slapstick that treaten to tip the balance. On the whole, however, this is the kind of fresh and highly moral piece of entertainment that comes out of Hollywood pretty rarely. It's so much more popular, it seems, to be smug and ironic. "Steal Big, Steal Little" doesn't go that route and leaves me feeling positive and optomistic.

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Summary: Gorgeous movie, lots of smart laughs
Review: Wow, the Amazon review is both mean-spirited and dead wrong (as anyone who has seen his brilliant performance in 'When A Man Loves a Woman' knows). I am not what you would call an Andy Garcia "fan" but give the man his due -- this is a very good movie, funny ensemble cast (especially Alan Arkin and Joe Pantoliano), and lovely location. So lighten up.