Good start, but then it gets ruined

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This was another underrated movie by IMDB. The acting is great, the characters are hilarious and the even though you can easily get ahead of the situations that are about to happen, I still laughed my head off. Yes, this movie is for those who love pure entertainment. It was great to see a toned down Samuel Jackson who didn't play his usual clichéd persona. Nicholas Cage, is reminiscent of his character in Raising Arizona as a bumbling idiot of a criminal. Dabney Coleman nailed it as the politically minded sheriff and the look on his face when he realizes what has just gone down is priceless. The fact that this kind of thing still happens today makes the movie a timeless classic. I highly recommend it.

One on those rare DVD I've purchased and watch when I need to relax and have a laugh. Nic Cage is amazing in it and Jackson is as versatile as always. I can't help smiling watching Dabney Coleman (remembering him as Merle Jeeter in the Mary Hartman sitcom). I just love this movie. It's just clean fun and daring to show on screen the preconceived and non-politically correct concepts that some people have. I had this movie in a VHS format and could not help getting it in a DVD format. This is a comedy classic that you should purchase just to be able to watch it when you feel like it. So get some popcorn, get the family and friends around the screen and have a good time.

Recap: Andrews first day in his new home is not a happy one. Mistaken for a burglar in his own house, he soon finds himself the hostage in a situation planned by the local chief of police.Comments: A surprisingly good comedy. I like movies that start quite slowly but that speeds up with every twist and turn. This is a plot where everything starts out nice and easy but that become increasingly more complicated (for the characters) with every attempt to solve everything. Soon everybody finds themselves in a mess no one can escape. And with every turn, it becomes funnier. So, it surely works as a fun entertainment when you're tired.And if you want, there are some seeds of real importance that you can ponder upon. But really, just enjoy the laughs.7/10

When famous Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves into a new home on a New England resort island, he is mistaken by his new neighbors Phil (Michael Lerner) and Judy Gillman (Margaret Colin) as a thief because they see him through his window with his stereo equipment in his hands! They call the police. The Chief of Police Cecil Talliver (Dabney Coleman) and his band of bungling deputies show-up and then the fun begins. When Talliver realizes that he and his deputies have shot at a famous man, he must engineer a cover-up by using a con-artist currently incarcerated in his jail, Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage). Dabney Colman is at his best playing this sort of incompetent pompous ass character! Samuel Jackson and Nicolas Cage are believable in their roles. The whole movie is a comedy of errors with several scenes that are laugh-out-loud funny. Entertaining!