I think instead of postponing its release date, they should've just sent it direct to video. Movies that get their released dates postponed don't often succeed at the box office, but even if this movie were released as planned I'm still pretty sure it would've tanked.
The main problem with this film is it's way too chaotic. There's so many characters to keep track of, so at times I'd forget the goals of each character. Not to mention the characters aren't any interesting. The cast is excellent, yet every single actor is given a horribly thankless role. Tim Allen is supposedly the star of the film, but his character is so poorly developed that at times I forgot he's supposed to be the hero in this story. And the same goes for the rest of these great talents: Ben Foster, Janeane Garofolo, Jason Lee (who's for the most part cursed when it comes to mainstream film), Rene Russo, Patrick Warburton, Conan O'Brien's great former co-host Andy Richter, Omar Epps, Johnny Knoxville, Tom Sizemore, Stanley Tucci, Zooey Deschanel and DJ Qualls. Yes, ALL that wasted talent. What the hell did they see in this script? Obviously they were paying more attention to their paychecks. Dennis Farina seems to be the only actor who didn't sleep through his role, giving another fine tough-guy performance. Heavy D also seems to be having fun, but that's considering his 15 minutes are up and he's simply glad to have a job period. But when you have a lame script, what can you do? Even if you are a greatly talented actor.
All the gags are either lame, predictable, forced or consisting of hackneyed sexual innuendos. The comic situations are so contrived it makes you want to puke. Farce is very tricky, and when it's not handled correctly it can fall to pieces. "Arsenic and Old Lace" is an outrageous comedy with characters getting into outrageous situations, but it worked, because it was handled with great precision by Frank Capra. When "Wild Wild West" was showered with poor reviews, I thought I was on crack when I was one of the few people who liked it. But now that I see "Big Trouble," I stand corrected. I can tell when Barry Sonnenfeld has screwed up.
My score: 3 (out of 10)
The main problem with this film is it's way too chaotic. There's so many characters to keep track of, so at times I'd forget the goals of each character. Not to mention the characters aren't any interesting. The cast is excellent, yet every single actor is given a horribly thankless role. Tim Allen is supposedly the star of the film, but his character is so poorly developed that at times I forgot he's supposed to be the hero in this story. And the same goes for the rest of these great talents: Ben Foster, Janeane Garofolo, Jason Lee (who's for the most part cursed when it comes to mainstream film), Rene Russo, Patrick Warburton, Conan O'Brien's great former co-host Andy Richter, Omar Epps, Johnny Knoxville, Tom Sizemore, Stanley Tucci, Zooey Deschanel and DJ Qualls. Yes, ALL that wasted talent. What the hell did they see in this script? Obviously they were paying more attention to their paychecks. Dennis Farina seems to be the only actor who didn't sleep through his role, giving another fine tough-guy performance. Heavy D also seems to be having fun, but that's considering his 15 minutes are up and he's simply glad to have a job period. But when you have a lame script, what can you do? Even if you are a greatly talented actor.
All the gags are either lame, predictable, forced or consisting of hackneyed sexual innuendos. The comic situations are so contrived it makes you want to puke. Farce is very tricky, and when it's not handled correctly it can fall to pieces. "Arsenic and Old Lace" is an outrageous comedy with characters getting into outrageous situations, but it worked, because it was handled with great precision by Frank Capra. When "Wild Wild West" was showered with poor reviews, I thought I was on crack when I was one of the few people who liked it. But now that I see "Big Trouble," I stand corrected. I can tell when Barry Sonnenfeld has screwed up.
My score: 3 (out of 10)