Waking Up in Reno

Pros: character development, humor, simplicity
Cons: nothing really; could have been a bit longer with more humor in extra scenes

Walking Up in Reno(2002) is something of a mixed bag and a film you will hate or love depending on who you are and perhaps where you have lived your whole life. I had actually never heard of this film when it was new but decided to check it out because ...

Pros: you get to hear Billy Bob say he is "zestfully clean" like on the previews
Cons: That's the first five minutes... NOW WHAT?

The plot of this movie already looks stupid at the start; two pairs of Arkansas marrieds (Patrick Swayze and Charlize Theron, and Natasha Richardson and Billy Bob Thornton) who are all “best friends” (some more than others) decide to go on...

Pros: Expertly delivered caricatures of small-town Southerners. Very well cast.
Cons: I might be a redneck if I loved this movie!

THE STORY/PLOT: The story is not really all that important to this spoof. It is more of a character study like other movies that I love that show the humor in human nature (A Mighty Wind and the other Christopher Guest troupe movies,and ...

Pros: Thornton isn't bad. Charlize Theron is nice to look at.
Cons: Everything else.

Miramax/Dimension films reportedly has one of the largest stockpiles of completed films that have ...

Pros: Great cast! Funny story! Light comedy that leaves you satisfied!
Cons: Predictable, Billy Bob Thornton

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I thought it was well put together and funny. There is not alot of deepness to it, which makes it an easy watch! The storyline is good and there is really only one part that is totally predictable- but it was a major...