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One of the most obnoxious movies ever made.


It's so obnoxious, but fairly offbeat. Works best during the final 15-20 minutes.

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It's like watching one of those '80s Hong Kong movies - begins and ends with spectacular action but with lots of mixed bag comedy in between.

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This makes no sense...please tell us why you think its the most obnoxious movie ever made.

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I love this movie, I like the cheeky humor

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Often cited as being ironically titled as the film was not hit at the box office. As someone else alluded to, the film is largely a screwball comedy (Similar to the film 'The Whole Nine Yards' two years later) sandwiched in between an action packed opening & final act. I think that probably contributed to the film's underperformance as it was marketed as a straight action film. The 1990 Bruce Willis film Hudson Hawk even more so had this problem. Overall though I actually liked this movie as a kid and still enjoy it for what it is. I think it deserved a better reception than it did & I'm surprised that it never developed any sort of cult status over the years, instead remaining a largely forgotten failure.

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