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I waited impatiently for well over a year to see this movie -- ever since I heard that it was being made. I counted down the days before its release last year -- until September 11 caused the filmmakers to postpone it. I couldn�t wait for it to be released in February. But by the time I had the chance to see it, its short stop in the theaters was over. So I had to wait for it to come out on DVD. I rushed down to the local Blockbuster the first weekend, only to find that every copy was gone. And it took several weekends of rushing to Blockbuster until I finally went extra early on a Friday evening and found one last copy. Finally!
As I stood in line, my precious DVD in hand, I thought to myself in horror, What if it sucks? What if I�ve been building it up in my head for this long, and it really is crap?
But it didn�t suck at all. In fact, it was even funnier than I expected.
Big Trouble, based on the novel by Dave Barry (see my review), has a fast-paced, complicated plot that works as well on screen as it does in print. The story is like a knot in a shoelace -- when you try to pull on it, you just end up with more knots. There�s an advertising guy (Tim Allen) whose son (Ben Foster) is supposed to shoot a girl (Zooey Deschanel) with a squirt gun as a part of a game at school. Meanwhile, a pair of hit men (Jack Kehler and Dennis Farina) are after the girl�s step-dad (Stanley Tucci) � and his wife (Rene Russo) couldn�t care less. There�s a man (Jason Lee) living in their tree house who works for two Russians who sell weapons to the step-dad. Two small-time crooks (Tom Sizemore and Johnny Knoxville) stumble over the deal and decide to get a piece of the action. And then a pair of cops (Janeane Garofalo and Patrick Warburton), a pair of FBI agents (Omar Epps and Heavy D), and a giant toad get thrown in for a little extra fun.
Big Trouble is a wonderfully goofy movie -- what else would you expect from Dave Barry? Sure, some of the gags miss the mark a bit, but there are plenty more where those came from. But be warned -- this movie is not for the weak-humored. If you can�t handle silliness, steer clear. If, however, you love the occasional downright goofiness, you�re in for a treat.
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