I really enjoyed this film. Think Elmore Leonard meets Donald Westlake, and you've got an idea of the kind of plot and quirky characters you're in for. The Elmore Leonard feel is mainly in the Miami setting (and possibly the fact that director Barry Sonnenfeld also directed "Get Shorty"). The rest... reminds me of some of Westlake's funnier, quirkier stuff, like "Why Me".
I laughed out loud, which I don't often do at movies, and I *loved* the supporting cast.
I'm disappointed that some reviewers have let September 11th make them hypersensitive about anything involving explosives or an airport. There aren't any actual terrorists in the film, no Arabs or other Middle-Eastern types with evil on their mind, just silly characters.
This was good, comic fun, and when it comes out on DVD, it will be a welcome addition to my collection.
I laughed out loud, which I don't often do at movies, and I *loved* the supporting cast.
I'm disappointed that some reviewers have let September 11th make them hypersensitive about anything involving explosives or an airport. There aren't any actual terrorists in the film, no Arabs or other Middle-Eastern types with evil on their mind, just silly characters.
This was good, comic fun, and when it comes out on DVD, it will be a welcome addition to my collection.