Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Bruce Willis | ... | Jimmy Tudeski | |
Matthew Perry | ... | Oz Oseransky | |
Rosanna Arquette | ... | Sophie | |
Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | Frankie Figs | |
Natasha Henstridge | ... | Cynthia | |
Amanda Peet | ... | Jill | |
Kevin Pollak | ... | Janni Gogolak | |
Harland Williams | ... | Agent Hanson | |
Carmen Ferland | ... | Sophie's Mom (as Carmen Ferlan) | |
Serge Christiaenssens | ... | Mr. Boulez (as Serge Christianssens) | |
Renee Madeline Le Guerrier | ... | Waitress (as Renée Madelaine Le Guerrier) | |
Jean-Guy Bouchard | ... | Mover | |
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Howard Bilerman | ... | Dave Martin |
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Johnny Goar | ... | Hungarian Hood |
Deano Clavet | ... | Polish Pug |
Montreal, Canada. A down-on-his luck dentist, "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry), discovers that his new neighbor is Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), former mob-contract-killer-turned-police-informant upon whose head the Hungarian mob has put a steep price. Egged on by his loathsome wife, Sophie (Rosanna Arquette), Oz sets off to Chicago to let the mob know where The Tulip is and hopefully claim part of the reward. Written by grantss
"The Whole Nine Yards" is surprisingly effective screwball comedy that reminds me of such classics as "Bringing Up Baby" though with way higher amoral body count.
At first the actors seem to be each in a parallel movie, with Matthew Perry doing physical slapstick comedy, Bruce Willis deadly serious, Rosanna Arquette just nasty, Amanda Peet being her "Jack and Jill" character (one of my TV guilty pleasures) and Natasha being like a super-model.
Then something clicks in and it just gets funny and I couldn't help laughing and laughing.
I hope Michael Clarke Duncan gets to keep those fancy suits, because it must be hard to get ones to fit him; with "Green Mile," this performance impressively shows his range.
(originally written 3/19/2000)