The Whole Nine Yards (2000)

Succeeded by: The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Dr. Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky	Matthew Perry	½
James "Jimmy the Tulip" Tudeski	Bruce Willis	½
Sophie Oseransky	Rosanna Arquette	½
Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa	Michael Clarke Duncan	½
Cynthia Tudeski	Natasha Henstridge	½
Janni Pytor Gogolak	Kevin Pollak
Special Agent Steve Hanson	Harland Williams

Review

An unhappily married dentist (Matthew Perry) has his life turned upside down when newly released hit-man Jimmy the Tulip (Bruce Willis) moves in next-door in a quiet Quebec suburb. The basic premise is fun, and the pairing of Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis in archetypical roles gets off to a good start in this crime-comedy in which you never know whom to trust. Perry plays Oz very much in the vein of Chandler Bing, and he boasts the same comic timing and talent for slapstick as he did in the first seasons of Friends, whereas Bruce Willis has fun toying with conventions and typecast expectations. Add a hilarious Rosanna Arquette to the mix, and The Whole Nine Yards feels like a good comedy for at least half its running-time. Unfortunately, the filmmakers ultimately feel they have to tidy everything up and enter cute romantic comedy territory, none of which has been justified to a degree as to make any impression. Kevin Pollak is great fun as a Hungarian crime lord.