This Noir comedy concerns a botcher and mild-mannered dentist called Oz , Matthew Perry , who meets his new neighbor John the Tulip : Bruce Willis , resulting to be a contract killer . While his wife Sophie , Rosanna Arquette, is planning to murder him , as she is bored and wants to Oz dead for the insurance money . While Oz's receptionist , Amanda Peet , aspires to be a hit woman herself. Then Sophie nags Oz into a plot to alert jimmy's previous employes of his whereabouts which brings multiple grisly and hilarious happenings . As things go wrong when there shows up the mobster chief Kevin Pollak .
This amusing film in screwball style displays laughters , intrigue , giggles , suspense, .shootouts , twists and turns . Killing and revenge messes bring in a whole bunch of over-the-top-characters , all of whom want somebody dead . While it is true that most of the script elements are not only embarrassing , but cribbed from other hit man films . Main cast and support cast are frankly well, as the film works finely because the players all do adequate works and seem to be having a good time .However , due to be mostly set in interiors , this one turns out be one of those films that plays much better on television than on the big screen . Main starring Matthew Perry is sympathetic as the bungler, wimpy dentist , Bruce Willis is nice as the agreeable but implacable murderer , Amanda Peet is very amusing as a wanna-be hit woman, along with the gorgeous Natasha Hensridge , Rosanna Arquette as the mean, ambitious wife and the giant , corpulent , early deceased Michael Clarke Duncan .
It packs a lively and catching musical score by Randy Edelman . Adding appropriate and colorful cinematography by David Franco. The motion picture was amusingly and professionally directed by an expert on crazy comedies : Jonathan Lynn (Nuns on the run, The distinguished Gentleman , Clue , Sergeant Bilko, My cousin Vinny, among others). The film will appeal to Bruce Wills , Matthew Perry fans . It was followed by an acceptable sequel directed by Howard Deutch with similar artistic team .
This amusing film in screwball style displays laughters , intrigue , giggles , suspense, .shootouts , twists and turns . Killing and revenge messes bring in a whole bunch of over-the-top-characters , all of whom want somebody dead . While it is true that most of the script elements are not only embarrassing , but cribbed from other hit man films . Main cast and support cast are frankly well, as the film works finely because the players all do adequate works and seem to be having a good time .However , due to be mostly set in interiors , this one turns out be one of those films that plays much better on television than on the big screen . Main starring Matthew Perry is sympathetic as the bungler, wimpy dentist , Bruce Willis is nice as the agreeable but implacable murderer , Amanda Peet is very amusing as a wanna-be hit woman, along with the gorgeous Natasha Hensridge , Rosanna Arquette as the mean, ambitious wife and the giant , corpulent , early deceased Michael Clarke Duncan .
It packs a lively and catching musical score by Randy Edelman . Adding appropriate and colorful cinematography by David Franco. The motion picture was amusingly and professionally directed by an expert on crazy comedies : Jonathan Lynn (Nuns on the run, The distinguished Gentleman , Clue , Sergeant Bilko, My cousin Vinny, among others). The film will appeal to Bruce Wills , Matthew Perry fans . It was followed by an acceptable sequel directed by Howard Deutch with similar artistic team .