A gleefully overplotted crime yarn that channels in sanitized form the perverse subtropical-noir sensibilities of Carl Hiassen.
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Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
With all its misfires, though, and with a Strangelovian twist that's a dud, Big Trouble remains a reasonably pleasant way to spend an hour and a half and still get change.
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New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
There are some decent jokes along the way. And none of the performances is bad. But they are limited by the script, which allows each character only one comic note.
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Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
It's something we might mildly enjoy on an airplane (well, not anymore) or on a lazy Sunday TV day when nothing else is on, but in theaters, it's a clunker.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A mediocre movie that will be wiped from its stars' résumés with head-spinning speed.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
What remains discomforting is their sheer failure to be funny.