Big Kahuna

Pros: Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, Dialog, Moral
Cons: Read the review

The Big Kahuna (1999) "Sometimes you've got to chew your leg off to get out of life's traps." Larry The Big Kahuna is a movie about sales. Nothing happens until a sale is made, as the old salesmen say. This is as true whether the ...

Pros: Spacey, Devito
Cons: too "stagey" for some tastes

Filmed plays are often, by their very nature, claustrophobic. The same things that might make them brilliant on stage can be their cinematic downfall; stilted or over-dramatic dialogue, few location changes, and theatrical methods of acting (read...

Pros: the actors really get to act
Cons: could have been better adapted for the screen.

I love Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito so, though I had never heard of the movie, when I saw the DVD for the movie "The Big Kahuna" on sale I bought it. The movie is an adaptation of a play and centers around three industrial lubricant salesman: Phil...

Pros: As of May 13, the best film of 2000.
Cons: Facinelli's a somewhat weak link.

Pros: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito
Cons: the ending for some

Big Kahuna (1999)
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Peter Facinelli
Rated: R

I remember seeing the previews for this movie thinking it looked really funny, so I planned on watching it. Later I heard and read some mixed reviews...

Pros: Spacey, De Vito, Facinelli
Cons: none

Everybody is selling something, be it real estate, life insurance, cordless phones, lipstick, pantyhose, automobiles, Jesus Christ or even your soul. From the minute you open your yap and say hello to another person, you are making your pitch, selling...

Pros: Kevin Spacey, and a few scenes of surprising depth and insight.
Cons: The movie cannot escape its theatrical roots.

Kevin Spacey is a force of nature. Even when his dialogue ventures into 'extremely stagey or forced' territory, he spits it out with such conviction that you can't help but enjoy his performance. As the smooth salesman Larry Mann, he slides all over the...

Pros: Great themes, thought provoking, and even a little irony thrown in for good measure...
Cons: Spots of choppy dialogue...

Hypocrisy and Christianity seem to go hand in hand at times. And, it's hard to argue against it. A month ago, Ted Haggard's escapades into hypocrisy made their way into the news. I've just dated my review, because in a year, few will remember who he is, ...

Pros: Excellent character acting by all three leads / Intelligent Script / Refreshing
Cons: Certainly won't hook most mainstream audiences / Doesn't reach full potential

Although it came fresh off the well deserved success of "American Beauty," the Kevin Spacey led vehicle, "The Big Kahuna," came to theaters with little attention. It is no surprise, however, that a film that takes place almost...

Pros: superb acting, interesting generational confrontation
Cons: uneven character development, tries to hard to be DEEP

Lions Gate is going to have a difficult time with this picture, especially since it isn’t the comedy that the previews lead you to believe (although I am sure that Kevin Spacey brings in an eclectic audience). It’s a film based on the morality play...

Pros: Writing and fine acting
Cons: That I cannot see it again for the first time

What are you people missing? this is one of the year's best films. Hands Down! I cannot believe there is only one other review of this masterpiece. Hopefully, after reading this you will go rent this great film and write your own review.

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Pros: Sharp, insightful script, powerful performances especially from DeVito
Cons: none

The joy and beauty of theatrical plays is that they turn the focus from what is happening to what is being said, and who is saying them. The subsequent translation onto the screen can be tricky by remaining true to the playwright’s vision, can become a...

Pros: A sharp, witty play on film with great performances
Cons: Extremely didactic

I’ve heard it said about movies like The Big Kahuna that it doesn’t "succeed as being more than a play on film." What I’m trying to comprehend is why that this anomaly is a negative quality in a film. Why is that any less of a...

Pros: Spacey, DeVito, the script
Cons: Facinelli somewhat

Sitting here, preparing to write this opinion, I found myself initially at a loss of words. I have know what I wanted to say for a long time, but when push came to shove I was completely void of any ideas on where to start. And then, the ideas came...

Pros: Mind-blowing dialogue and acting
Cons: Not for everyone

I'm with fellow Epinions movie expert Donlee Brussel, who called The Big Kahuna the best film of 2000 to date. It arrived at my Columbia, Mo., multiplex last weekend and was immediately banished to one of the corner theaters, way past Road...