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Tagline: They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.
Plot Outline: Jimmy the Tulip's (Willis) quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz (Perry), whose wife (Henstridge) has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill (Peet) spring into action. (view trailer)
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Not nearly as neatly thought out as the original, but about as unfunny...
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Also Known As: Whole Nine Yards 2, The (2002) (USA) (working title) MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some violence and language. Country:USA Language:English Color:Color(DeLuxe) Sound Mix:DTS / Dolby Digital Certification:UK:12A / USA:PG-13
Date: 7 April 2004 Summary: Not nearly as neatly thought out as the original, but about as unfunny...
The Whole Ten Yards
When the evil Lazlo Gogolak (Kevin Pollack) desires payback for the murder
of his son, he orders Cynthia Oseransky (Natasha Henstridge) kidnapped by
his goons, hoping that her husband, hapless dentist Oz (Matthew Perry),
will
lead him to his ultimate goal: notorious hitman, Jimmy `The Tulip' Tudeski
(Bruce Willis). When Oz travels down to Mexico to retrieve the
presumed-dead
Jimmy and fellow killer/wife, Jill (Amanda Peet), Oz gets caught up in
their
domestic drama instead, which interferes with the whole `wife kidnapped
and
about to die' situation.
Sure, there have been sequels that nobody asked for. But `Whole Ten Yards'
is a sequel that literally no one asked for. A follow-up to `The Whole
Nine
Yards,' a medium hit (at best) from 2000, `Ten Yards' is simply more of
the
same. Except this time, in place of the R-rated Amanda Peet topless scene,
we get the PG-13 Amanda Peet topless scene: photographed from behind.
That's
4 years of progress in action.
The two 'Yards' films are rooted in a type of frantic slapstick comedy
that
always seems to spin wildly out of control, even when the jokes are
working.
`Ten Yards' isn't as precisely paced as its forefather, or, frankly, as
carefully thought out. `Ten Yards' is a mess, but an honest mess, and like
the original, the cast looks like they're having a blast making it, or
making it up as they go, as witnessed in many scenes. `10 Yards' is the
same
slapsticky material, trusting heavily in Mathew Perry's flopping abilities
and Bruce Willis's willingness to lampoon his tough guy persona. The
comedy
is encased in an action film shell, with various shoot-outs and murders to
go along with the yucks. `Nine Yards' had the benefit of the R-rating,
which
always allows a little more leeway in dealing with this kind of morally
tricky material; however, `Ten Yards' has been brought down to a more
universally consumable PG-13, which means that any hint of darkness in the
story has been replaced by pratfalls and fart jokes. Not an ideal trade
off.
Because the cast is having so much fun, it's hard to blame them when the
film becomes almost persistently unfunny. Willis, Peet, and Perry work
well
together, achieving a nice fluid triangle of interplay that only comes
from
workplace comfort. Whenever the film gets into real trouble, director
Howard
Deutch simply instructs Perry to careen into a door or a wall for laughs,
but that was already exhausted in the previous installment. Perry is funny
here simply screwing around with line delivery, often making fun of the
other actors, which is pretty much the only hint of originality in the
picture, with everything else coasting brazenly on previously laid charms.
Basically it all comes down to whether `Nine Yards' rubbed you raw. If it
didn't, by all means, you'll have a blast goofin' around with Jimmy and Oz
for another go-around. If you didn't enjoy the original, there's nothing
here to recommend heading another `Yard' forward. ----- 4/10
company.
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