The read
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do. Most of the 933 2000s crime movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes9%
Metacritic25/100
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
151 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter TolanScreenplay
- Bruce McCullochDirector
- Christophe BeckOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jason LeeJohn Plummer
- Tom GreenWalter P. 'Duff' Duffy
- Leslie MannElaine Warner
- Megan MullallyPatty Plummer
- Dennis FarinaMr. Warner
- Tammy BlanchardNoreen Plummer
- Richard JenkinsHonorable Judge Emmett Cook
- Chris PennDavid Loach
- John C. McGinleyDetective Charles
- Seymour CasselUncle Jack
- Don WilsonLoach's Friend
- Martin StarrLiquor Store Clerk
