6/10
A Paltry Shadow of the Original
31 July 2004
I loved The Whole Nine Yards and was eagerly hoping this sequel would be similarly funny and entertaining. Unfortunately, it didn't even come close. Several times during the first two thirds of the movie I wondered out loud, "Where is the director (story) going with this?" It was like they were just combining random daily shots. Scattered between too many misdirected and confusing sequences were a few some genuinely funny scenes, reminiscent of the original. Enough to make it mildly entertaining, but not nearly enough. After listening to director's comments on the DVD, I understood why. He confirmed that they really didn't have a complete script until more than half way through the shooting. Too bad. The last 1/3 of the movie was much better. Just think what they could have done if they had started shooting _after_ they had a coherent story and a real script.
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