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'The Whole Nine Yards' By Desson Howe Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 18, 2000 |
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Matthew Perry (left) plays Bruce Willis's neighbor in "The Whole Nine Yards."(Warner Bros.) |
I'll try and pare down the dumb scenario: Oz's French-Canadian wife, Sophie (Rosanna Arquette) is plotting to kill her husband so she can collect the life-insurance payoff. She sends Oz to Chicago, ostensibly to make him cash in on The Tulip's whereabouts. But Oz, who doesn't really want to be doing this, falls in love with Tulip's wife (Natasha Henstridge) whom The Tulip wants to kill.
Meanwhile, Oz's assistant (Amanda Peet) falls in love with – OK, you don't need to hear any more. The point is, this low-rent "Analyze This" is about two performers having fun with their roles. Perry's great at being beside himself with fear, but trying to maintain composure through the worst of experiences, including a beating from Jimmy's bruiser-friend Frankie Figs (Michael Clarke Duncan). And Willis makes a charming, sweet-natured rogue who just hates to plug his victims, but business is business.
THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (R, 103 minutes) – Contains nudity, obscenity and violence.
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