Not only has the plot been done many times before (at this point, it wouldn't suffice for a substandard episode of "Third Watch"), but the dialogue actually makes it seem even less original. Every line is pure exposition, the actors don't look at each other, and no one seems interested in putting forth any effort. It's not surprising for Jennifer Tilly to suck ass, but William Hurt's mush-mouthed performance is impossible to understand either in terms of intent or simple coherence. He may have been attempting a Southern accent, but it sounded like his craw was crammed with chewing tobacco. For something so bad, the film managed to attract some well-known actors (Denis Leary and Michael Chiklis also appear; Chiklis is so comically un-menacing as one of the criminals that it seems he's reprising his role as Curly in that Three Stooges movie). I suppose everyone just wanted a free trip to Amsterdam. What, is Hollywood out of hashish?
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