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Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge ... see more see more... , Amanda Peet , Kevin Pollak , Harland Williams , Carmen Ferland , Serge Christiaenssens , Renee Madeleine Le Guerrier , Jean-Guy Bouchard , Howard Bilerman , Johnny Goar , Mark Camacho , Deano Clavet , Richard Jutras , Joanna Noyes , France Arbour , Sean Devine , John Moore , Stéphanie Biddle , Gary Gold , Charles Biddle , Robert Burns , Geoff Lapp

In this black comedy, a criminal discovers a market for murder in the suburbs. After doing time in prison, mobster Jimmy the Tulip (Bruce Willis) moves to a suburban neighborhood. But Jimmy's new neig... read more read more...hbors (Rosanna Arquette and Matthew Perry) soon figure out who he is. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn

Release Date: February 18, 2000

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  • FrizzDrop
    August 3, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    Funny, well though out, and great casting. Worth watching overall.
  • EightThirty
    June 11, 2010
    EightThirty
    10/06/2010 (DVD)

    Its seriously not serious, the type of flick that "takes a piss" out of "taking a piss", seriously.

    Quite an intelligent style of comedy with awkward situations that add to the twists that keep it interesting and amusing.

    Although it's so predictable, its stil... read morel fun to see what happens next and even though I may not watch this again, I did laugh so it's not a bad watch for my personal taste.
  • jarobb3
    April 7, 2010
    jarobb3
    Kind of cheesy, but highly entertaining.
  • SirPant
    September 25, 2009
    SirPant
    It feels like they didn?t really think this one through too much. It?s messy and un-entertaining. Matthew Perry is a great actor but he was still in ?Friends mode? here.
  • movieguru12
    July 19, 2009
    movieguru12
    Very funny mob comedy. Matthew Perry brings excellant humor to the role of Oz who is a dentist from Chicago who lives in Montreal with his wife Sophie (played by Rosanna Arquette), who would love to kill Oz. Then adding to the problem is Jimmy Tudeski (played by Bruce Willis), a... read more mob hitman that just moved next door to him. Hilarious black comedy of a film great perfomances by the entire cast. Bruce Willis is such a bad-ass in the film, and Amanda Peet shows off some incredible acting chops as does Natasha Hensridge. Matthew Perry ROX, and always will. I heart MP!!!
  • DrZeek
    October 5, 2008
    DrZeek
    Oz: Damn it, Jimmy. What the hell did you have to go and move in next door to me?
    Jimmy: Oz, do you know what kind of soil they have in this back yard? I've been here two days and I've got little tomato plants...
    Oz: Oh my God!

    A very funny movie, with some very funny performanc... read morees. Willis and Perry work well together, as well as the quirky natures of all the others. Its certainly the kind of film that induces giggling often.

    Perry plays Oz, a dentist, living a miserable life, married to a bitch, played by Rosanna Arquette, and he can't get out of it. Along comes Bruce Willis as a former hit man trying to move away from the mob after snitching.

    Through no real fault of his own, Oz gets caught up in a scheme involving hit men vs hit men, each trying to rub one another out and get their hands on a lot of money.

    Although the plot has some funny reveals, its not too important, what is funny is the dialog and reactions between these different characters.

    Willis for example has two modes, quiet:

    Jimmy: It's not important how many people I've killed. What's important is how I get along with the people who are still alive.

    and mean and raging:

    Jimmy: I'm gonna keep the coke and the fries but I'm gonna send this burger back. And if you put any mayonnaise on it, I'm gonna come over to your house, I'll chop your legs off, set fire to your house, and watch as you drag your bloody stumps out the door.

    While the raging is kept at a minimum, the quiet has so much more intensity to it, but is played mainly for laughs against the worrier that is Perry's character.

    Cynthia: Have you vomited recently?
    Oz: A minute ago. I was just gonna brush my teeth.
    Cynthia: I'll wait.

    The great supporting cast that includes Michael Clarke Duncan and Kevin Pollack also helps, as everyone seems to have been having a good time making this movie. The biggest surprise comes from Amanda Peet in her breakout role as a amateur assassin who immediately clings to Willis' character.

    Jill St. Claire: You don't like the Walther?
    Jimmy: I think you should go with what you're comfortable with.
    Jill St. Claire: It's what James Bond uses.
    Jimmy: Really?
    Jill St. Claire: Yeah.

    This is a movie that I watch with great joy a lot. Its entertaining and works well as a hitman comedy.

    Oz: He sa... he said you guys haven't even met.
    Sophie Oseransky: Who you going to believe? A contract killer or your wife?
    Oz: Do I have to answer that?
  • wildaly14
    January 15, 2008
    wildaly14
    The combination of Willis and Perry is not bad. I enjoyed this one.
  • thmtsang
    November 10, 2007
    thmtsang
    Great cast. Matthew Perry is very funny in this black comedy about a dentist who's wife hires a hit man to kill him.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    October 14, 2007
    FiLmCrAzY
    excellant love it funny and action gd

    well acted and gawjus men
  • puffchunk
    September 28, 2007
    puffchunk
    Okay.

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Critic Reviews

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Another of those 'zany' romantic comedies starring a cheeseball star from a sitcom series. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A subtle but unmistakable aura of jolliness sneaks from the screen during The Whole Nine Yards. Full Review

Todd McCarthy
January 1, 2000
Todd McCarthy, Variety

Director Jonathan Lynn keeps a loose rein on the nuttiness but never lets it get out of bounds and maintains the film's comic buoyancy throughout. Full Review

Kevin Maynard
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz

It's so plot heavy it never finds its nimble comic rhythm.

Jay Boyar
January 1, 2000
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

The movie relies far too much on killing off characters to tie up loose ends.

Philip Wuntch
January 1, 2000
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News

The Whole Nine Yards does not go the distance. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
January 1, 2000
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

The more frenzied the action gets, the duller the film becomes. Full Review

Elvis Mitchell
January 1, 2000
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times

Yards is underwhelming. Full Review

Sean Means
January 1, 2000
Sean Means, Film.com

It produces some laughs.

Terry Lawson
January 1, 2000
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

A movie that might have seemed amusing a couple of decades and four or five rewrites ago, but plays like an unsold sitcom in the post-Sopranos world.

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