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Envy Reviews

2004

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from 15,258 members

Sensible, hardworking Tim is climbing the managerial ladder, while daydreamer Nick can't seem to stay focused on the tasks at hand. But all of that changes when one of Nick's seemingly hairbrained ideas--a spray that makes dog poop disappear--takes off, making him filthy rich. Rather than leaving the neighborhood and his best .. Read more

Starring	Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Christopher Walken
Director	Barry Levinson
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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- Had âSchool of Rockâ not made Jack Black so bankable, this comedy would surely have gone straight to video â"... read more on Time Out
- 47691
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 14
  - 0
  Strange film
  
  One of those films where you look at each other and wonder where the 'plot' is going. The answer is it goes nowhere. The film finishes and your patience... read more »
  
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  - tricky123
  - West Yorkshire
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 01:26
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- - 0
  - 0
  Very relaxing for wasting time and laugh !
  
  I love these guys good fun if you want to relax and not think to much !!! I recommand it
  
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- 1107471
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kitty102
  - 15 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Apr 2012 at 23:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Not good
  
  I'm a big stiller fan and this wasn't that gr8
  
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- - a customer
  - Paisley
  - 24 Sep 2009 at 18:30
- - 1
  - 0
  Rubbish
  
  Absolute tosh! how they ever agreed to make this is unbelieveable
  
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- 770702
- - BigDes
  - 110 reviews
  - Uckfield
  - 14 Jun 2009 at 12:02
- - 0
  - 0
  oh boy
  
  Ive seen this before but I hadnt seen the end, now I have I will stop having sleepless nights over it. It was ok, funny in parts, Jack Black is one of my favs... read more »
  
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- 721816
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - snap
  - 147 reviews
  - Redditch
  - 07 Mar 2009 at 11:47
- - 0
  - 0
  OK
  
  ok film but not really a fan of Ben Stiller, however do like Jack Black and Rachel Weisz who are great, has funny moments which are to the credit of Rachel and ... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 09:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Absolute poop!
  
  I made the mistake of buying this movie before I'd watched it, based on the fact that it has Jack Black, Ben Stiller and Christopher Walken in it (all of ... read more »
  
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- - desmondsdoll
  - 192 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 24 Jan 2009 at 16:48
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  envy
  
  was pretty boring but in fairness the disc didnt work only seen about 45 mins but that was enough for me lol
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 12:33
- - 0
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  loadsafun!
  
  Dont know what these people were talking about ,this film was the perfect mixture of character, slapstick and visual comedy .Black and Stiller were great ideal ... read more »
  
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  - Dundee
  - 05 Nov 2008 at 18:17
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  - 0
  Childish humour
  
  Likeable actors in a comedy aimed, I assume, at the pre-teen market.
  
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- - Sambi
  - 216 reviews
  - Carmarthen
  - 30 Aug 2008 at 10:08
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  - 0
  Envy
  
  Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz and Christopher Walken. So you would expect a good impact? Sadly not, it just hasn't got that 'je ne sais... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Sutton Coldfield
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 20:55
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- - 14
  - 0
  Strange film
  
  One of those films where you look at each other and wonder where the 'plot' is going. The answer is it goes nowhere. The film finishes and your patience... read more »
  
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- 320412
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - tricky123
  - West Yorkshire
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 01:26
- - 11
  - 1
  Don't rent this movie!
  
  I had high expectations for this movie - with a cast like Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Christopher Walken how could you go wrong?
  
  Unfortunately this ... read more »
  
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- - Funkyfellow
  - West Lothian
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 12:42
- - 12
  - 6
  very Entertaining
  
  Jack Black and Ben Stiller deliver again, very entertaining film. Really loved it.
  
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- 74854
- - a customer
  - Bradford, England
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 17:46
- - 10
  - 2
  Poor, very poor
  
  This is not one for Jack Black or Ben Stiller fans... This film is awful. It should have been a morale tale about 2 friends. Which is full of side split gags ... read more »
  
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- - 1Petey
  - County Durham
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 15:41
- - 7
  - 2
  No No No
  
  If you like any of Jack Blacks other movies then give this one a huge berth.
  
  Contempt is the only word which describes the moral throwing story line... read more »
  
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- - amdadan
  - Derry
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 22:34
- - 7
  - 3
  Worth a chuckle
  
  Not their best work but a good laugh. And Christopher Walken is entertaining too
  
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- - a customer
  - Chelmsford
  - 22 Jan 2005 at 10:48
- - 6
  - 1
  Very funny!
  
  All actors played a great part, very funny and an enjoyable film to watch.
  
  Would recommend it as an entertaining evening.
  
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- - grumpy7
  - essex
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 17:48
- - 6
  - 2
  Recommended
  
  This film was very slow to start with and I thought it wasn't going to get anywhere until Ben Stiller's friend Jack Black comes up with a invention ... read more »
  
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- - SarryBak
  - Cumbria
  - 23 Feb 2005 at 18:26
- - 6
  - 2
  good but needs more cowbell
  
  stiller and black arnt all that good together but the introduction of walken makes things alot more entertaining about halfway through, the film has some great ... read more »
  
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- - NativityInBlack
  - 101 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 13 Aug 2007 at 17:11
- - 6
  - 3
  Another Stiller performance
  
  Ben Stiller has done it again - he has made a film with a character like every other film before. At one time, he was a fresh actor and something to be ... read more »
  
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- 319125
- - KChawgo
  - London
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 13:13

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Critics' reviews
- Had âSchool of Rockâ not made Jack Black so bankable, this comedy would surely have gone straight to video â"... read more on Time Out
- 47691
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Misfiring movie in need of comic invention; its tone veers between slapstick and sinister.
- 34386
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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  Sensible, hardworking Tim is climbing the managerial ladder, while daydreamer Nick can't seem to stay focused on the tasks at hand. But all of that changes when one of Nick's seemingly hairbrained ideas--a spray that makes dog poop disappear--takes off, making him filthy rich. Rather than leaving ...