Martin Lawrence plays Kevin, a professional thief. Danny DeVito is Max, a wealthy business man. Kevin is caught stealing from Max, who in turn steals a ring from Kevin. Kevin wants revenge, and will steal other things to get back the ring.
I read this book and surprisingly, the film sticks relatively close to it. John Leguizamo is wasted in this film -- he could have done a lot more. I think that Mr. Lawrence, not only starring but being executive producer, controlled too much of the script. There was too much of Kevin and not enough of the peripheral players. Like Larry Miller, who played Max's head of security. Here was another talented comedian wasted. And I liked the flamboyant detective played by John Fichtner, but even his role was limited.
I would give this 2 1/2 stars out of 4.
I read this book and surprisingly, the film sticks relatively close to it. John Leguizamo is wasted in this film -- he could have done a lot more. I think that Mr. Lawrence, not only starring but being executive producer, controlled too much of the script. There was too much of Kevin and not enough of the peripheral players. Like Larry Miller, who played Max's head of security. Here was another talented comedian wasted. And I liked the flamboyant detective played by John Fichtner, but even his role was limited.
I would give this 2 1/2 stars out of 4.