Brooklyn buddies Charlie and Louis are forced into delivering fifty thousand dollars to Australia. Once there they dress a seemingly dead kangaroo in Louis' jacket with the loot only to find that the kangaroo is far from dead and it disappears into the bush with the money... Read more
| Starring | Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken |
|---|---|
| Director | David McNally |
| Genres | Family |
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Brooklyn buddies Charlie and Louis are forced into delivering fifty thousand dollars to Australia. Once there they dress a seemingly dead kangaroo in Louis' jacket with the loot only to find that the kangaroo is far from dead and it disappears into the bush with the money...
| Starring | Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken |
|---|---|
| Director | David McNally |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Family |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Nov 2003 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer focuses on family audiences with this boisterous and likeable action feature. While too lightweight for most adults, its slapdash mixture of cheeky humour, speedily shot chase sequences and dim-witted monkey business should hold the attention of youngsters. Surprisingly, Liz Hurley's erstwhile boyfriend Steve Bing co-wrote the story and screenplay, in which calamity-prone friends Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson are dispatched to Australia by O'Connell's mobster stepfather (Christopher Walken) to deliver $50,000 to a shady associate. When a wild kangaroo runs off with the cash, the pals set off across the outback in pursuit, assisted by wildlife conservationist Estella Warren. Though Warren adds little more than tight T-shirt titillation and Walken's so stereotyped he's almost boring to watch, it's O'Connell and Anderson's spirited banter that carries the film. As for the eponymous marsupial, this semi-CGI creation pops up so infrequently you almost feel cheated.
Simple-minded farce about stupid people that is a familiar mixture of crass and tasteless jokes and broad slapstick; it has all the subtlety and humour of a punch on the nose.
I found this to be a funny, very watchable film but I was disappointed that there was not more of Jack the kangaroo in it. It mainly focused on the two lads. The animation of Jack was superb and I wish I could have watched more of him.
This movie passed away the time and gave a few chuckles along the way. The kids enjoyed it and I must admit that I did too. The acting was good and so was the storyline.
Jerry O' Conners part was well played even though Im so used to seeing him in 'Sliders' that I kept expecting a portal to appear any moment. Anthony Anderson playing his hip cool sidekick was in my opinion the star of the film. His antics made me and the kids laugh.
Altogether an easy watching movie for a lazy afternoon.