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The debut project from co-star Michael Douglas' production company Further Films, this comic crime caper uses the narrative devices of multiple points of view and flashbacks, à la Rashomon (1951) and ... read more read more...that classic film's many imitators. A late-night slaying at a bar called McCool's is the point of departure as Detective Dehling (John Goodman), bartender Randy (Matt Dillon), and Randy's lawyer-cousin Carl (Paul Reiser) project their fantasies onto the sexy Jewel (Liv Tyler), whose boyfriend (Andrew Dice Clay) is the corpse in question. As each man spills his guts -- Dehling to his priest, Randy to an aging hit man (Douglas), and Carl to his therapist (Reba McEntire) -- it becomes clear that the femme fatale Jewel has been manipulating the smitten men for her own purposes, namely a house full of cutting-edge electronic gadgets. One Night at McCool's is the debut American film from Norwegian commercial and music video director Harald Zwart. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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105 critics

DVD Release Date: October 9, 2001

Stats: 520 reviews

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  • December 8, 2009
    A really bizarre blend of comedy and brutal killing. I was truly not expecting the turn of events in the movie. However, it falls short of actually having any purpose besides showing off Liv Tyler. It has it's moments, but in the end it is just a forgettable comedy.
  • September 25, 2009
    A bit of fun but not great.
  • April 17, 2009
    Despite the pretty good cast and acting, this movie about a love-and-murder story told from different points-of-view is only average at best. I expected more and was seriously disappointed.
  • September 22, 2007
    A dark version of There's Something ABout Mary, where all the guys fancy the same girl. Except Liv uses this to her advantage to get what see wants. Good cast.
  • September 21, 2007
    Liv Tyler doing her best Jessica Rabbit impersonation stars as a vampy femme fatale who beguiles every man she meets by spontaneously turning into a photo shoot from FHM magazine, and wackiness ensues. A promising cast fail to save what is essentially a film noir spoof that unfor... read moretunately is totally lacking in wit and any measure of subtlety. What starts off as a kind of Elmore Leonard style comic drama suddenly becomes some kind of Rashomon (or Jackie Brown) homage in which the same story is told from three different perspectives, and ends up as tacky farce involving comedy bondage gear and a shoot-out to the strains of The Village People. It's heavy handed, vulgar and more than a little misogynistic, and you'd be far better served watching Grosse Point Blank or Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang instead.
  • September 21, 2006
    Strange cast, mixed with weird love triangles or is it love squares...whatever...and Michael Douglas.
  • August 18, 2010
    This movie has some really great actors and some really funny scenes. There is no denying that Liv Tyler looks extremely hot in this movie. I liked this movie because its not much like the other movies I'm used to watch and I'm also a huge fan of both Liv Tyler and Matt Dillon, b... read moreoth their characters were great. If you're in to a bit weird black comedies, you probably would like this movie.
  • December 25, 2007
    Great!
  • November 5, 2007
    It gets three stars only because of how hot Liv Tyler is, not because it's a good comedy.
  • March 1, 2006
    A little disjointed but smart and funny. Douglas is brilliant but disturbing. Tyler is outstanding. A weird and black comedy.

Critic Reviews


Dennis Lim
May 2, 2001
Dennis Lim, Village Voice

Oblivious to its own towering obsolescence. Full Review

Wesley Morris
April 27, 2001
Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle

Feels like a needless, thankless, charmless shout-out to the '80s rock video. Full Review

Joe Baltake
April 27, 2001
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

It eventually loses its concentration and ultimately falls apart. Full Review

Carrie Rickey
April 27, 2001
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

There isn't much to McCool's that couldn't be found in an adult magazine.

John Anderson
April 27, 2001
John Anderson, Newsday

Straining for a sense that a good time was had by all. Full Review

Jonathan Foreman
April 27, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post

Sourly unsexy and vulgar.

Cody Clark
April 27, 2001
Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz

Proceeds from a premise that's as simplistic as a seventh-grade gym class joke.

Eric Harrison
April 27, 2001
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

[The filmmakers are] more concerned with marketing strategies and with seeming hip than in making a comedy with integrity. Full Review

Susan Stark
April 27, 2001
Susan Stark, Detroit News

Moviedom needs Zwart about as much as the world needs another phallic gag about hot dogs.

Terry Erb
April 27, 2001
Terry Erb, Detroit Free Press

What few laughs it does manage to eke out hardly seem worth all the effort.

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