The Big Empty (2003) 6.0
A budding actor is faced with a stalled career and a mountain of debt. Director:Steve AndersonWriter:Steve Anderson |
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The Big Empty (2003) 6.0
A budding actor is faced with a stalled career and a mountain of debt. Director:Steve AndersonWriter:Steve Anderson |
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| Jon Favreau | ... |
John Person
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| Joey Lauren Adams | ... |
Grace
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| Bud Cort | ... |
Neely
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| Jon Gries | ... |
Elron
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| Daryl Hannah | ... |
Stella
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| Adam Beach | ... |
Randy
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| Gary Farmer | ... |
Indian Bob
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| Rachael Leigh Cook | ... |
Ruthie
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| Brent Briscoe | ... |
Dan
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| Melora Walters | ... |
Candy
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| Kelsey Grammer | ... | ||
| Sean Bean | ... | ||
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Alejandra Aguilan | ... |
Traveler
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Jay Brothers | ... |
Traveler
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Sara Fouts | ... |
Traveler
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Would be-Hollywood actor John Person always considered his bizarre neighbor Neely a conspiracy theory nut-case. Still he accepts a simple task to wipe out his over $27,000 debt: delivering a blue suitcase to some Cowboy at Baker, in the empty desert. The place proves a nest of weirdos, including extremely jealous Randy and his girl Ruthie, who seduces John. He learns Neely was murdered, and FBI agent Banks grills him as prime suspect. Yet the weirdest is still to come once Cowboy turns up. Written by KGF Vissers
The two dozen or so people who liked it have given their comments and said not to listen to the critics, who didn't.
I say, "Listen to those critics!"
I watched it with my daughter's boyfriend. At the end, we looked at each other and went, "Huh?"
There are many things wrong with it. None of these things are fatal individually: taken together, doom is inevitable. They include confusing plot, unresolved plot points, lack of exposition, slow story telling, irrelevant subplots, and lack of credibility (which is quite something given the subject matter - imagine how utterly unconvincing a film must be if you start out being prepared to suspend your disbelief about aliens, and you end up thinking the whole film is a bunch of preposterous claptrap).
A wonderfully eclectic cast is wasted on this mess. What on earth did they think they were doing? If the pitch reflected the finished article, I can't imagine how anyone was persuaded to put up the money to make it.