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United States, Germany · 2002
Rated R · 1h 26m
Director Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jeter
Genre Comedy, Crime
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Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
A bigger problem is that since the movie is a straight remake that reprises many of the original's scenes, we have those scenes playing in our heads, and the Russos' execution just isn't up to Monicelli's. It's painful to see gags that worked so beautifully fall flat, or wither and die because of indifferent timing.
Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
Clearly a spiritual descendant of the old Looney Toons cartoons; it's not hard to imagine Daffy, Bugs, Porky and their pals in the starring roles here. And that's a cinematic pedigree worth cherishing.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The farce is energetically written, breezily acted, and never quite as dumb as the lunkheads it's about.
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
This ensemble comedy has its inventively funny moments. But ultimately, it gets a little too cute for its own good.
The climactic sight gag is lifted from Monicelli's movie like a diamond from a jeweler's window.
Populated by a great ensemble cast and oozing a grubby sort of charm.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Liam Lacey
Filled with a sweet, loopy sensibility and some fresh comic turns, Welcome to Collinwood is a low-budget American film that falls into the good-but-slight category.
Los Angeles Times by Manohla Dargis
There isn't much else to the film beyond slapstick antics and professional gloss, but the results are diverting enough, in great measure because it's essentially a scene-by-scene remake Mario Monicelli's 1958 satire, "Big Deal on Madonna Street."
New York Post by Megan Lehmann
Doesn't have the polish of "Ocean's Eleven" - but it does have George Clooney.
Anthony and Joe Russo place too much faith in the ability of their talented thesps to carry the day over precariously thin material.
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