
A chain of events starts with the arrival of a mysterious suitcase in Miami. Arthur Herk, a corrupt business owner, wants to get his hands on the case. At the same time, two hit men want him whacked. Tired of his constant fixation on drinking and television, Herk's wife Anna and daughter Jenny decide to find new love interests in divorced dad Eliot Arnold and his son Matt. To add more complication, two thieves decide to steal the case and lead a Miami police team and two FBI ... (Full plot summary below)
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A chain of events starts with the arrival of a mysterious suitcase in Miami. Arthur Herk, a corrupt business owner, wants to get his hands on the case. At the same time, two hit men want him whacked. Tired of his constant fixation on drinking and television, Herk's wife Anna and daughter Jenny decide to find new love interests in divorced dad Eliot Arnold and his son Matt. To add more complication, two thieves decide to steal the case and lead a Miami police team and two FBI agents on a wild goose chase that ends inside the Miami airport terminal.
Leave your thoughts about Big Trouble.
| Countingdown.comLarry Carrollperfectly enjoyable, instantly forgettable, nothing to write home about. |
| Zap2it.comVanessa SibbaldThe worst thing someone could say about "Big Trouble" is that it's too much like "Get Shorty," which is one of the best reasons to go see the film |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxThough it can't match Sonnenfeld's best work, Big Trouble is more than up to the task before it. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...Big Trouble is...one of the more enjoyable comedies to emerge in a good long while. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezQuick: who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security? |
| Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)Audrey Rock-RichardsonWhat a promising name for such a disappointing movie. |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryIt?s fun, but the book is far, far better. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigThe script is consistently humorous, even if a few punch lines are predictable and the wit is neither highbrow nor split-a-gut funny. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThere are stretches of big fun in Big Trouble, and little pleasures too. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanZigging and zagging serenely between the extremes of deadpan, postmodern comedy and the antic, Max Sennett-style japery of yore. |