Movie Quick Review: The Whole Nine Yards
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Rated R
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Starring Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rosanna Arquette, Natasha Henstridge, Kevin Pollak
The Whole Nine Yards is a dark comedy where Dentist Nicholas Oseranski (Perry) discovers that his new neighbor is a hit man. Suddenly he finds himself in the middle of a situation where everyone's plotting against everyone else, and few people can survive.
TWNY is a potentially off-the-wall comedy that falls somewhat short of its goal. The paranoia style of this movie is perfect for Perry, whose Oz is virtually identical to Chandler Bing. I'm not saying that all actors must make each role totally unique, but Perry--who I LIKE in Friends--doesn't even try to play anything different. I think he could be considered a good actor if he actually tried. Bruce Willis tries hard here, but he falls short of believablility. Some of the movie's comedy relies on everyone--even the viewer--believing that Willis will kill Matthew Perry by the end, but with this, you never really believe it. The rest of the class is pretty good, but I have no idea what the hell accent Kevin Pollack was trying for; and it doesn't work.
My biggest problem with this problem with this movie is that the jokes in it are very sitcomish, and they don't work in a movie. I swear that if I ever see another person run into a glass door, I'll kill them.
3 out of 5
Rated R
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Starring Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rosanna Arquette, Natasha Henstridge, Kevin Pollak
The Whole Nine Yards is a dark comedy where Dentist Nicholas Oseranski (Perry) discovers that his new neighbor is a hit man. Suddenly he finds himself in the middle of a situation where everyone's plotting against everyone else, and few people can survive.
TWNY is a potentially off-the-wall comedy that falls somewhat short of its goal. The paranoia style of this movie is perfect for Perry, whose Oz is virtually identical to Chandler Bing. I'm not saying that all actors must make each role totally unique, but Perry--who I LIKE in Friends--doesn't even try to play anything different. I think he could be considered a good actor if he actually tried. Bruce Willis tries hard here, but he falls short of believablility. Some of the movie's comedy relies on everyone--even the viewer--believing that Willis will kill Matthew Perry by the end, but with this, you never really believe it. The rest of the class is pretty good, but I have no idea what the hell accent Kevin Pollack was trying for; and it doesn't work.
My biggest problem with this problem with this movie is that the jokes in it are very sitcomish, and they don't work in a movie. I swear that if I ever see another person run into a glass door, I'll kill them.
3 out of 5
