Oh fuh-cryin' out loud...
The Story:
Federal Agent Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson) is trying to track down the bad guy (Luke Goss) who killed his partner. However, a dentist (Eugene Levy) gets in the way, and the two end up teaming together to try and bring the bad guy down.
Sure, it doesn't sound like much, but somehow....someway...
This is one of those films that critics hated, but I loved.
It's one of the funniest buddy movies in recent years.
The writing is good, but when delivered by Levy and Jackson, it takes it to an entirely new level.
Samuel L. Jackson is an underrated actor when it comes to comedy. He plays the straight man to perfection, while both lampooning and championing his tough as nails persona that he brings to every role.
Levy scores as the neurotic dentist who is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Plunged into a case, he is hilarious as the fish out of water who insists on doing things his way, no matter how dangerous it becomes.
The third of three straight films directed by Les Mayfield (Blue Streak and American Outlaws) that I really enjoyed, he hasn't directed a film since Codename: The Cleaner.
I suppose some would say that's for the better, but I liked his work.
Final Grade: B+
Already Own it, and it gets rewatched at least once a year. : )
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