
Emily has always been the rich brat who tries to pull every imaginable stunt to get attention. But one day, as she fakes her own kidnapping and locks herself in the trunk of a car, a thief steals the car, with her inside. She is attracted by his reckless lifestyle and the situation makes her kidnapping the more real and frightening for her father.... (Full plot summary below)
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Emily has always been the rich brat who tries to pull every imaginable stunt to get attention. But one day, as she fakes her own kidnapping and locks herself in the trunk of a car, a thief steals the car, with her inside. She is attracted by his reckless lifestyle and the situation makes her kidnapping the more real and frightening for her father.
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| Film Journal InternationalEd KelleherExcess Baggage aims for laughs, but will have to settle for chuckles. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesA good little comedy with a string of winning performances. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertDespite the elements I could have done without, the movie is often very funny, and a lot of the credit goes to Del Toro, who creates a slow-talking, lumbering character who's quite unlike his image in "Usual Suspects." |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenNo one is likely to mistake Excess Baggage for a great movie, but it is an intriguing piece of pop sociology. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf you like Alicia Silverstone, you'll probably enjoy Excess Baggage. This dubious road movie/romance/caper flick is clearly a vehicle for the spritely starlet, and her winsome charm is one of its strengths. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleExcess Baggage falls down as a showcase for Silverstone, who made a big splash in "Clueless" and whose production company is releasing this film. She comes across as unappealing and unseasoned in ways that go beyond the role. |
| San Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoExcess Baggage aims to broaden her appeal beyond her established, youthful audience. It won't, because it's a messy mixture of so-so comedy and unmoving drama; its inconsistent tone suggests a production where no one was fully in charge. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorBut the bland plot involves nested crimes gone awry and a bad car chase or two, and its bulky, styleless exposition is hard to wait out. |
| VarietyTimothy M. GrayDirector Marco Brambilla does a serviceable job, without adding much distinction to the piece, and the script --- credited to Max D. Adams, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais --- seems patched together, consisting of a series of scenes lacking a strong narrative hook. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenMs. Silverstone's pouty all-American brashness counts for little in a film whose flat screenplay doesn't give her a single funny line. |