Nothing To Lose
(1997)
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After Nick finds his wife in bed with another man his life takes a turn for the worst. He's carjacked by another down and out loser and this unlikely pair, with nothing to lose, team up and take the high road to crime with hilarious results. |
After such heavyweight message flicks as The Shawshank Redemption and Dead Man Walking, Tim Robbins takes a comic breather in this glossy but empty-headed buddy movie. Robbins plays a stressed-out executive, who thinks his wife (Kelly Preston) is having an affair with his boss (Michael McKean). Seeking revenge, he finds an unlikely ally in petty thief Martin Lawrence — after he makes the mistake of trying to carjack Robbins. The two stars do their best with the comic crumbs they are handed, but both they and writer/director Steve Oedekerk are hampered by the fact that this is an action comedy where nothing really happens.