Plot Down on his luck travel agent Paul Barnell (Williams) has no sooner unsuccessfully tried to cash in the insurance policy on his brother - missing for five years - than he encounters a frozen corpse. If he can pass the corspe off as his sibling, his financial woes will be solved. But two hitmen, who created the corpse in the first place, want it back...
Review
Snowy landscapes. Incompetent hitmen. A kidnapping and insurance scam gone wrong. From the outset it’s clear we’re in Fargo territory here. The problem is, director Mark Mylod (Ali G In Da House) can’t match up to the Coens.
He does have a good eye, but his penchant for broad comedy keeps throwing the tone off-balance. Although the movie features hitmen and a corpse — discovered by Robin Williams’ hapless travel agent, thus setting the plot in motion — it’s actually quite gentle (said hitmen, played by Tim Blake Nelson and W. Earl Brown, wouldn’t hurt a fly). The impressive cast work manfully with their quirky ciphers, but it’sWilliams, as a decent yet desperate man trying to hold things together, who makes the biggest impact. The script, though, just isn’t strong enough to make us either laugh or cry, while the climax, in which all the major characters meet for a showdown, is a wasted opportunity.
Verdict Utterly implausible and clunkily directed. Rent Fargo instead.
This was a pleasant comedy which doesnt require alot of effort to watch. The performances are really good with Robin Williams as ever giving an exceptional performance. Again Giovanni Rabisi proves he's one of the most underrated actors in movies today. The plot is simple, Robin Williams desperate to cash in on his missing brothers life insurance claiming he's dead.Not being alowed to do it without proof he finds a dead body in a bin and uses this by feeding it to wolves so it's disfigured. Thi... Read More
The Big White Released: 07 August 2006
An amiable director’s commentary, a ‘making of’ feature and a selected B-roll showcase everyone’s good intentions — as well as Williams’ routine wise-cracking, the comedian clearly as irrepressible as ever.
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An amiable director’s commentary, a ‘making of’ feature and