Whole Nine Yards, The (UK)

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In the heart of suburbia, a hit man with heart has just moved in
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
There goes the neighborhood - in a pine box. When hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski moves into a comfy suburb, everyone`s suddenly in danger of pushing up daisies. And it`s not all Jimmy`s doing, either.

Jonathan Lynn (My Cousin Vinny) directs and a top cast packs heat in this manic comedy about life, love and plenty of ammo. Bruce Willis is Jimmy, whose arrival sparks a chain reaction in which just about everybody wants to clip somebody else. Matthew Perry plays a hapless dentist who finds a way to get on the Tulip`s good and bad sides. And Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet and Kevin Pollak add to the wacky and whacked fun of "a laugh riot" (Larry King, USA Today).

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Commentary by Director Jonathan Lynn
Interview Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Pan & Scan 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Jonathan Lynn

Written By:
Mitchell Kapner

Starring:
Kevin Pollak
Amanda Peet
Natasha Henstridge
Michael Clarke Duncan
Rosanna Arquette
Matthew Perry
Bruce Willis

Casting By:
Nancy Nayor

Soundtrack By:
Randy Edelman

Director of Photography:
David Franco

Editor:
Tom Lewis

Costume Designer:
Edi Giguere

Production Designer:
David L. Snyder

Producer:
David Willis
Tracee Stanley
Allan Kaufman
James A. Holt
Stephen J. Eads
Mike Drake
Don Carmody

Executive Producer:
Andrew Stevens
Elie Samaha

Distributor:
Warner Bros

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

I watched this film because I'm a huge Friends fan and I wanted to see how Mathew Perry faired on film. I was all prepared to be utterly disappointed (due to the beatings it received from the critics) but I was pleasantly surprised. There is nothing really original in this film, it's basically a good old fashioned romantic comedy. But it's raised above an average comedy by its two main stars Perry and Bruce Willis, as well as an excellent supporting cast.

We even get a few extras thrown in - some amusing interviews with the cast, a director's commentary (which I haven't listened to yet) and a trailer. I would have dearly loved to have a commentary track with the main cast, but I suppose that's just wishful thinking!

Altogether, an enjoyable comedy on a well rounded disc.

posted by Rich Davies on 22/9/2002 08:41