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Summary: Comedy that ran out of ammo
Review: A dentist (Matthew Perry) has his life turned upside down when hitman Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) moves in next door. Jimmy is out on parole after he ratted out a gang in Chicago. Perrys wife (Rosanna Arquette) forces him to go to Chicago and tell the gang where Jimmy is in exchange for a reward. What transpires is a twisted plot where everyone wants to clip someone else.Don't get me wrong, I liked the film its just I am one of the few people that I know of that did. After a slow first half the movie finally takes off. This film has a great cast also including Amada Peet, Kevin Pollak, Michael Clarke Duncan and Natasha Henstridge. Amada Peet manages to steal every scene she is in. Unfortunately the rest of the cast was not given much to work with. The film does have some great moments but they are too few and far between. Its definetly worth a rental but try before you buy. The DVD does not have much on it but you get the choice of watching it in standard or widescreen.
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Summary: great cast, and great humor
Review: Loaded with a great cast of actors!!!! The movie is set in Canada, all was calm untill a hit man moves into the house next door to Nick (Matt Perry). His wife a money hungry women decides to try to see if there is a price on Jimmys head for ratting out the boss. The hit man is Jimmy "The Tulip" (Bruce Wills) he is hiding out after turning in a head mob boss. And now the son of the head boss has taken over the company and wants Jimmy dead!!! Nick sets off on a journey set up by his wife. Nick is off to try and locate the son of the boss to let him know of Jimmy living in Canada. Now things begin to get interesting Nick actually likes Jimmy and does not want to turn him over to the new boss. Nicks problem become worse when he later finds out that his wife is trying to have him killed too. The movie has a few twists and turns that make it great to watch. This all around is a solid movie with great humor and a great cast!!
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Summary: Mob Scene
Review: The Whole Nine Yards is a likable comedy, that benefits from both a carefree performance by Bruce Willis and his fine chemistry with Matthew Perry. When hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Willis) moves into a comfy suburb, the quiet neighborhood, is turned upside down. Mild mannered dentist Nick Oseransky (Perry) and his wife Sophie (Rosanna Arquette) are beside themselves, when suspicious folks start showing up next door to visit. It seems Jimmy's arrival sparks a chain reaction in which just about everybody wants to "off" someone else. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, who also helmed the madcap Clue and My Cousin Vinny, certainly knows what works here. Willis has fun playing off of his tough guy persona. Perry does a good job as a nebbish do well, who's out of his league. Another gem in the film is Kevin Pollak who plays a mob boss. The film does have a few minor problems, like too many charaters to keep track of, but the fun of it all, negates any of that stuff. The extras on the DVD include a fine audio commentary from director Lynn, fairly standard cast and crew video based interviews, and a funny only once gag reel. Viewers can choose to either see the film in full-screen or widescreen formats. The movie has some solid laughs. It's worth a look. After seeing the film, I can also say that I plan to check out its sequel The Whole Ten Yards as well.
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Summary: An amusing way to spend a couple of hours
Review: Undoubtedly, the Whole Nine Yards has a dark and violent undertone. That the movie is still fun and amusing is a tribute to the actors that have great fun with their roles. The story follows a dentist (Matthew Perry) and his new next-door neighbour, a hitman (Bruce Willis) that squealed on his former employers for a plea-bargain. Needless to say the surviving gang-members want revenge. Add to the mix the dentist's wife who wants him dead for the insurance money, and his receptionist, a hit-woman wannabe. What follows is a string of twists and turns where several characters get "whacked" with the dentist somehow in the middle of it all. The movie works because of the characters. There are no surprises - Bruce Willis is his standard John MacLane / boxer in Pulp Fiction character. Matthew Perry's dentist is a re-edit of Chandler from Friends. However, we feel immediate comfort and sympathy for the characters because they are so familiar. Good performances are also put in by Michael Clarke Duncan as another hitman and Amanda Peet as the wannabe hitwoman. Peet especially brings such joy and energy to the role that it's hard not to smile whenever she's onscreen. Likewise for Willis. Perry plays clumsy and earnest simultaneously, to good effect. Some people will be turned off by the large body count, and fail to find the gallows humour funny. Others will decry the restraint in the violence (as compared to Natural Born Killers or Pulp Fiction) - for example, there is never any blood shown after people are shot. For me, the violence is sufficiently cartoon-like that the spell of the humour is not broken. Unfortunately, the film is not particularly memorable and tends to be somewhat predictable. This DVD version is very plain with only a director's commentary and little else. Thus, the film is enjoyable, but not one that I would chose to add to my DVD collection unless I found a used copy for a good deal.
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Summary: Great Out of your mind FUNNY!
Review: This film has a great funny quality. Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis are phenominal. Bruce Willis as Jimmy the Tulip and Matthew Perry as Oz.This is a must see movie
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Summary: Uniquely Clever and Funny
Review: This film wasn't really an anticipated film when it first came out from my perspective, but I got to like it. It combines a sense-of-humor with suspense. Bruce Willis ("Die Hard", "The Fifth Element", "The Jackal", "The Sixth Sense", "Mercury Rising", "Unbreakable", and the upcoming "Bandits") plays Jimmy "The Tulip" Todefski who is a vicious serial killer out on parole. Jimmy happens to move in right next door to a dentist (Matthew Perry, "Fools Rush In", TV's "Friends"). He is married to a French-Canadian woman (Rosanna Arquette) who wants him dead. Business brings these two together as guns are fired, romances steam up and people get killed. Jimmy's partner, (Michael Clarke Duncan, "Armageddon", "The Green Mile") co-stars along with Natasha Henstridge ("Species", "Species 2") who plays Jimmy's estranged wife and Kevin Pollak ("3000 Miles To Graceland") who plays an angry mob boss out to kill Jimmy. Amanda Peet ("Whipped", TV's "Jack and Jill") also co-stars as Perry's secretary and Jimmy's boyfriend. Everybody wants to kill everbody in this laugh-out-loud comedy. Jonathan Lynn cleverly puts everything together in a great film filled with laughs and twists. This is a great film because there are several twists and you never know when they're coming. It's suspenseful and funny. This is a comic gem that works Willis and Perry to their comedic best.
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Summary: Mob Scene
Review: The Whole Nine Yards is a likable comedy, that benefits from both a carefree performance by Bruce Willis and his fine chemistry with Matthew Perry. When hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Willis) moves into a comfy suburb, the quiet neighborhood, is turned upside down. Mild mannered dentist Nick Oseransky (Perry) and his wife Sophie (Rosanna Arquette) are beside themselves, when suspicious folks start showing up next door to visit. It seems Jimmy's arrival sparks a chain reaction in which just about everybody wants to "off" someone else. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, who also helmed the madcap Clue and My Cousin Vinny, certainly knows what works here. Willis has fun playing off of his tough guy persona. Perry does a good job as a nebbish do well, who's out of his league. Another gem in the film is Kevin Pollak who plays a mob boss. The film does have a few minor problems, like too many charaters to keep track of, but the fun of it all, negates any of that stuff. The extras on the DVD include a fine audio commentary from director Lynn, fairly standard cast and crew video based interviews, and a funny only once gag reel. Viewers can choose to either see the film in full-screen or widescreen formats. The movie has some solid laughs. It's worth a look. After seeing the film, I can also say that I plan to check out its sequel The Whole Ten Yards as well.
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Summary: I liked it !
Review: Like another reviewer, I passed on this movie many times. I finally watched it, and I enjoyed it very much. Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis "clicked" and I loved the comedy and the suspense. I am not sure what Amanda Peet has done in the past, but I thought she was great in this movie as the so called "hit man groupie"!
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Summary: What Next? A
Review: This "Mafia comedy" wants us to laugh at cruelty and violence. Well, comedies have done this since the times of the ancient Greeks, so what's the problem? Well, it all depends on (a) the motive of the perp(s), (b) the character of the victim(s), (c) the degree of harm done, and (d) the outcome of the plot. Here, the perps all have a smarmy side, including the often-adorable Rosanna Arquette and the so-far-adorable Amanda Peet. One of the victims is a "good cop" (NOT a cop on the take or who's abusing his power). He is distracted by Peet who flashes her breasts--and then he's killed. And Willis & Co. all get away with whatever they do, including betraying some of their own. Funny? >sign< Not to me. Overall this tired, cliche-ridden film has no one to for us to care about and has the moral center of (if you can believe any of the newspapers) the top executives at Enron. (PITCH TO THE DIRECTOR: Maybe a "comedy" could be filmed about them!)
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Summary: I Love This Movie!!!
Review: Not only was Luke Perry very much like his character Chandler in "Friends" which is funny as it is endearing, Bruce Willis is his usual suave self. I loved watching Bruce's facial expressions in this movie because his eyes show more then his words are saying. I loved the two songs sung by Stephanie Biddle and this movie has several twists in the plot that were a total surprise. If you're a Bruce Willis or Luke Perry fan, you have to have this movie! It's delightfully funny.
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