
Steve Ford (Bruce Willis) is a down but not out L.A based Private Investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. A series of crazy circumstances find him doing the gang's bidding, while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons, and a few other shady characters. They say a dog is a man's best friend, and Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with him.... (Full plot summary below)
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Steve Ford (Bruce Willis) is a down but not out L.A based Private Investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. A series of crazy circumstances find him doing the gang's bidding, while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons, and a few other shady characters. They say a dog is a man's best friend, and Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with him.
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| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenBruce Willis' latest effort to dislodge his film career from a stubborn rut goes unrewarded with "Once Upon a Time in Venice," a wincingly unfunny comedy caper set along L.A.'s funky beach community. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamIt's as much a snapshot of a screwball neighborhood as it is a loose-ended shaggy dog story, with a weird, buoyant spirit that lifts it up over its somewhat sloppy storytelling. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterComedy is subjective, so while I'm about to trash this lazy and obnoxiously unfunny movie you may actually enjoy it. Especially if you have an terrible sense of humor. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAt times it’s funny as hell. At other times it’s pretty much a disaster. But it never commits the crime of being tedious. |
| Common Sense MediaJeffrey M. AndersonAnother in a long line of Tarantino-inspired, multi-character comic crime capers, this movie stays on its toes during a whirlwind of sly humor, cool-headed characters, and colorful situations. |
| Film InquiryAlex ArabianOnce Upon A Time In Venice is clearly a film made by cinephiles, but the scattered subplots and underdeveloped characters combine for an overall misfire. |
| RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiThe best thing that can be said about Once Upon a Time in Venice, a very light action comedy from Mark and Robb Cullen, is that it allows Willis to cut loose and have fun. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayUneven and not especially funny, but at least Willis seems to be making an honest effort. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonThe hijinks are amusing only in small doses, and are compromised by a convoluted plot and grating narration. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe messy tangle of the plot, which involves Steve-Bruce getting knocked out, more than once, does little more than throw a whole lot of potentially silly stuff against the screen — some of it landing laughs. |