Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Big trouble Well this was a bust. I just got done watching the 2001 live action Tick and saw what's his name is in this and he made an excellent Tick. But the dude is hardly in this mess. This is the type of film where you wonder who the heck signed off on this and why was it made in the first place. It is an unfunny comedy. I only laughed once. But on an interesting note this film has a few up and coming B-level stars in it. Long story short, this film is worth no one's time.

It's sad to think that Barry Sonnenfield's modern day screwball comedy Big Trouble got itself buried in a sea of controversy before it was even released. It was completed right around 9/11, and since certain plot points involve a bomb on a plane, it was understandably delayed a long while, eventually getting a lackluster release that no one seemed to notice. Too bad. It's not groundbreaking in the genre, but it provides a largely varied group of characters, each wildly different so that everyone will find at least one aspect hilarious. It's somewhat hit and miss, with some odd choices, but often it rips along with a 'mad mad mad world' style, go for broke insanity and a bizarrely absurd nature to the narrative. It basically concerns a huge group of people, many of them complete morons, navigating their way around a mysterious package that may be a bomb, tripping over each others asinine actions and getting into crazy madcap chases, confrontations and loopy encounters. Tim Allen plays an ad exec with a midlife crisis, who's immature son (Ben Foster) is engaged in high school shenanigans with Zooey Deschenal. Jason Lee plays Puggy, a hippie who lives in a tree and falls in love with both Fritos and Sofia Vargera, who is a maid for upscale douchebag Stanley Tucci (steals the show as an absolute ponce) and his wife (Rene Russo). Tom Sizemore and Johnny Knoxville play pretty much real life versions of Beevis and Butthead as the world's most clueless ex cons. Bewildered cops Patrick Warburton and Janeane Garofalo try to figure out just what's going on, mob assassins Dennis Farina and Jack Kehler get driven nuts by everyone including Gator fans (those friggin gator fans), and Omar Epps and Heavy D have fun as two cheeky FBI Agents. That's not even the half of it, as the impossibly intricate dodgeball match of a storyline couldn't be understood in one viewing of the film, let alone one review. It's a treasure for me though, with endless exchanges of dialogue that I hold dear with the nostalgia I have for it. The cast also includes work from Andy Richter, Michael McShane, DJ Qualls, Daniel London, and director Sonnenfield as *gasp* a gator fun. It's all in silly fun, a weird but ultimately feel good comedy for the hyperactive and light of heart.

This Tim Allen vehicle is a fun ride. If you're looking for Pearls of Wisdom, you're in the wrong place. If you're looking for a movie that pokes good clean fun at some of the issues of today, while making you laugh, you're in the right place.Grab a box of Goobers, a large popcorn with extra butter, a non-diet drink and set your slightly big butt in a comfortable seat. When you suspend your disbelief, also forget about your diet, cholesterol problems and life's little worries. Just let everything go and enjoy everything that is going on in this FUN movie!It didn't win any Academy Awards, there are no life-affecting truths, it won't solve your real-life problems. However, this movie will let you relax and laugh without care. Take a break from real-life and get Happy!

The people behind this film also did 'Get Shorty,' based on a cool Elmore Leonard story. The cast of this film are a good mix of knowns and lesser knowns, but all bring something shining to the effort. Stanley Tucci is excellent and plays this type of character with freshness and wit. Janeanne Garofalo plays the cop with just the right mix of femininity and backbone. Even Johnny Knoxville's character is hilarious. The writers of this screenplay will keep you in stitches with the sharp dialogue. If you pay close attention to the interplay, you may find yourself laughing out loud! Consider yourself warned. Keep an eye on these producers: they know how to put out great comedy.