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Overview

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6.6/10   38,192 votes
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Director:
Jonathan Lynn
Writer (WGA):
Mitchell Kapner (written by)
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Release Date:
18 February 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
In the heart of suburbia, a hit man with heart has just moved in. more
Plot:
Nick is a struggling dentist in Canada. A new neighbor moves in, and he discovers that it is Jimmy "The Tulip" Teduski. His wife convinces him to go to Chicago and inform the mob boss who wants Jimmy dead. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
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(36 articles)
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Fun, light entertainment more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le nouveau voisin (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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In the sequence of flashing newspapers depicting Jimmy the Tulip, along with a Die Hard 2 (1990) promotional still is also a still from The Jackal (1997), where the character is seated at the desk, cigar in hand, ordering the machine gun over the computer. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Oz enters the hotel room, Jimmy is sitting in a chair with his trigger finger indexed along the slide of the gun (as it should be). When the camera angle changes to behind Jimmy, his finger is instantly on the trigger (where it shouldn't be). more
Quotes:
Jill St. Claire: I'm still a virgin. I mean I haven't killed anyone yet. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Mon Paradis more

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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Fun, light entertainment, 5 February 2005
7/10
Author: segacs from Montreal, Canada

I watched this one on the dish the other day, eager to see Montreal in a movie actually playing Montreal, as opposed to masquerading as New York or Chicago or some other city. Other than that, I really didn't know what to expect.

I was pleasantly surprised in a few ways. Matthew Perry was playing his usual goofy character, as a result of total lack of any acting ability whatsoever. But Bruce Willis is always good, Amanda Peet stole the screen in almost every scene she was in, and the plot line was just quirky enough to be entertaining. Innovative and fresh, I found this film to be more creative than most of what's currently out in the theatres. It didn't have that formula imprint of so many Hollywood films (i.e. take the comedy formula off the shelf and cast it by Friday). I actually laughed out loud at a few moments.

The movie did go wrong in a couple of places. Being a Montrealer, I noticed a few things that most viewers might have missed. For instance that their obsession with Mayonnaise on hamburgers, which is integral to the plot, isn't based on any reality that I know of as I have yet to find a Montreal restaurant that puts mayonnaise on burgers. Rosanna Arquette's French accent is even worse than mine, even though it's supposedly her character's first language. Matthew Perry's love scenes with Natasha Henstridge are so ridiculously unrealistic, even the non-cynical will yawn. And the director seemed to have an obsession with pointing out Montreal landmarks, even if they had nothing to do with the plot.

Those are small things in the grand context of the movie, though. If you liked movies such as The Big Hit, this is very similar. It's not meant to be taken very seriously, so the plot turns are more for absurdity's sake than for any kind of buildup of suspense. Still, if you're looking for some lighter entertainment, it's a good choice.

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