Chicago hitman Critical Jim (Tim Allen) has apprehended his latest New York target, Cletis Tout. The only reason Jim has not yet killed him is that he states he is not really Cletis Tout. The only thing in which Jim finds greater satisfaction than getting the job done, is watching classic movies, especially ones with a good story. As such, Jim gives him the opportunity to "pitch" his story to save his life. Saying that his name is Trevor Allen Finch (Christian Slater), he is ... (Full plot summary below)
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Chicago hitman Critical Jim (Tim Allen) has apprehended his latest New York target, Cletis Tout. The only reason Jim has not yet killed him is that he states he is not really Cletis Tout. The only thing in which Jim finds greater satisfaction than getting the job done, is watching classic movies, especially ones with a good story. As such, Jim gives him the opportunity to "pitch" his story to save his life. Saying that his name is Trevor Allen Finch (Christian Slater), he is a career white collar criminal who recently broke out of prison with a friend to help said friend retrieve a cache of diamonds he hid long ago. Beyond Finch assuming Tout's identity to elude the authorities, which got him into this predicament with Jim, he and his friend found that retrieving the diamonds were not going to be as easy as going back to where he had hid them. There was also the added complication of a young woman, Tess Tobias (Portia de Rossi), entering his life, she, who he may have let slip through his fingers, despite being probably the one with whom he was meant to be. Beyond buying or not buying the story, Jim may want to see his version of the classic Hollywood ending in not only writing the final scene to his satisfaction, but doing his part to ensure it comes to fruition.
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| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineAs self-aware movies go, Who is Cletis Tout? is clever enough, though thin writing proves its undoing. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeIf you love movies, it's hard not to like Who Is Cletis Tout? or at least smile through it. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedThe skills of a calculus major at M.I.T. are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy Who Is Cletis Tout? |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohVer Wiel has concocted one of the most elaborately twisted, diverting caper films in years. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealOverall, Cletis Tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone. |
| TheMovieChicks.comCherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann PaloneWho is the audience for Cletis Tout? Anybody who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little bloodshed. |
| Miami HeraldConnie OgleIt won't hold up over the long haul, but in the moment, Finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a Saturday matinee. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewJim LaneThere's a sweetness to it that's disarming and diverting -- mostly thanks to performances of Slater, Richard Dreyfuss as his partner in crime, and Portia Di Rossi as Dreyfuss' daughter. |
| Dallas Morning NewsGary DowellA woefully self-conscious, self-referential post-modern tale in a long line of Quentin Tarantino knockoffs that makes a strong case against letting film buffs write and direct movies. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere was a lot I liked in Cletis Tout, including the performances and the very audacity of details like the magic tricks and the carrier pigeons. But it seemed a shame that the writer and director, Chris Ver Wiel, took a perfectly sound story idea and complicated it into an exercise in style. Less is more. |
