Jerry O'Connell,
Anthony Anderson,
Estella Warren,
Michael Shannon,
Christopher Walken
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Two low-level American crooks head to Australia, where they match wits with a kangaroo (who appears to have an intellectual edge on his pursuers) in this broad comedy. Charlie Carbone (Jerry O'Connell... read more
Directed by: David McNally
Release Date: January 17, 2003
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Estella Warren
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
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January 29, 2012It has a few moments of great hilarity and Anderson in the supporting role is hilarious but the acting of everyone else is bad and it completely misses it's target audience. Kangaroo Jack is one of those stupid movies that try to suck it up to the parents by feeding them adult hu... read more
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April 6, 2011Fine Ausralian-based, American-produced comedy about two best friends (Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson) lure on their adventures to the outback with a frisky kangaroo. Cool car chases and planet stunts frame kid-pleasing jokes: camel farts, ants in the pants, etc.
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January 27, 2010fb733768972I don't know why people don't like it! I find it increadibly ammusing!
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November 20, 2009While it's not particularly good, it's a harmless movie. It has some shining moments every now and then, but it's a little to childish. This movie really had no audience, it's not a kids movie and it's definitely not for adults. It's just sort of a mediocre attempt.
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August 12, 2008I'm having another one of those mirages, and this one's a beauty.
Definitely one of the highest ranked on my all-time guilty-pleasure list. The kangaroo is adorable, and it's possibly the best you'll ever see Estella Warren look. Whoo hoo! Coincidentally, Warren herself is
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May 27, 2008This is what happens when you are trapped on a plane for eight hours and you cannot sleep even though you have taken two valium which gave me flashbacks of my early college years and only made me really want a cigarette. I was really surprised to see Micheal Shannon AND Christoph... read more
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Critic Reviews
March 5, 2007
Bill Stamets, Chicago Reader
January 31, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Aussie-set comic fiasco.
January 31, 2003
Rex Reed, New York Observer
It's 89 minutes of pure agony without a laugh in sight. Full Review
January 18, 2003
Joe McGovern, Village Voice
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has an unparalleled knack for assembling Z-grade talent, particularly when operating in family-fun mode. Full Review
January 17, 2003
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star
It's clear it was intended to cash in with audiences of all ages, but the antics are distinctly childish, while the romance is sexually suggestive. Full Review
January 17, 2003
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Computer effects have reduced a magnificent animal to a cartoon comic foil with human expressions and a yen for red licorice. Full Review
January 17, 2003
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
A curious throwback to the Francis the Talking Mule movies. Full Review
January 17, 2003
Jan Stuart, Newsday
[O'Connell and Anderson] are mere pawns in the larcenous career of Jerry Bruckheimer, who will carry on making a plethora of movies that are anathema to anyone with half a brain. Full Review
January 17, 2003
Tom Long, Detroit News
Take a camcorder to the zoo and make your own kangaroo movie. Trust me, it will be far superior. Full Review
January 17, 2003
Ricardo Baca, Denver Post
Little more than an exercise in pockmarked dialogue, lame stereotype riding and even worse pacing. Full Review
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