Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Fantastic!

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

"Crazy on the Outside" is an unwatchable comedy directed by and starring US comedian Tim Allen.Notable only for a minor role by actress Sigourney Weaver, the film is an awkward mixture of flat jokes, terrible writing and dated directorial choices. Odder still is the way the film's plot and aesthetics clash. Allen thinks he's making a chirpy children's flick, but his content says otherwise (lots of sex toys, heavy soul searching etc). It's an R rated movie that's been squeezed into a PG13 wrapper, a schizoid style which is perhaps due to Allen's uncertainty as to what type of audience he'd like to target and pander to.1/10 - Worth no viewings.

After being released from prison, Tommy must cope with his family, his new job, his desire to follow in his father's footsteps and of course, not getting himself thrown back into prison. This film has an impressive cast, first you have Tim Allen, whom I find funny. His sister is a compulsive liar, played by Sigourney Weaver. She is married to J.K. Simmons, who has a beef with Allen. They lie to the grandmother, saying Allen went to France for 3 years, instead of prison. He went to prison because his best friend is in some illegal shady business work, this is Ray Liotta. Allen also goes to find his old flame, the girl he loved before he went to prison, played by the funny Julie Bowen. She has a fiancée, played by Kelsey Grammar. Finally Jeanne Tripplehorn plays Allen's parole officer. Those are the players, and even though all of them have had success in the past with their comedy chops, they all seem to be flat here. Bowen, in my opinion, as the funniest role as the girlfriend who wants to marry Grammar, while see Allen on the side. Allen himself seems too distracted here, this is most likely because he was directing this as well. He went for a more likable schmuck role than a funny one. Weaver, as the compulsive liar, steals every scene she is in. Every lie she comes up with his more outrageous than the next. The problem with the film is that it was more kind hearted than funny. A lot of the story elements are clichéd and predictable. Which takes the fun out of the film. One of the things I look forward to in comedies is the unexpected, this film throws nothing like that our way. The film had potential, and it means well, but it leaves an unsatisfied taste in your mouth. A lot of the film is just mediocre and given the amount of talent behind this one, it falls short.

Crazy On The Outside has been unfairly bashed a lot of the time by critics and movie-goers alike. I on the other hand found it had a lot of entertainment value in it, and for Tim Allen's first major directing job|As far as I know anyway| he did a pretty stand-up job. I liked a lot of the nutty relationships Tim had with his family, but my favorite had to be with his sister Viki|Weaver|. It was caring, yet chaotic and distrustful. I felt the humor it had served the movie well, and Allen was likable and charismatic enough to carry the movie, though it was kind of disappointing with Ray Liotta's lack of screen-time. For my knowledge this movie was barely released in theaters, and wasn't received very well by any movie fans. I really don't see why not either. Sure you can tell Allen is a little green when it comes to directing, but the message was good, and I thought it had a lot of nice laughs to it as well.Performances. Tim Allen isn't anything outstanding, but he's efficiently funny and carries the movie well enough. I've always liked Tim Allen. Sigourney Weaver is excellent as Vicki the mysterious, lying, yet caring sister. She often stole many of the scenes for my liking. Ray Liotta is effective in his slimy, yet hilarious role. Jeanne Tripplehorn is solid if a little over-emotional for my liking. She had decent chemistry with Allen. J.K. Simmons and Kelsey Grammar are solid in their small roles. Kenton Duty is OK but rather annoying as the kid.Bottom line. As I said, I don't see what there is to hate about this movie. It's likable, amusing and even at times, laugh out loud funny. I give it a solid recommendation, give it a chance.7/10

Crazy on the Outside is a delight. The first full length Tim Allen film with it all. Good script. Great cast. Good performances. Great music. The first really believable character for Tim Allen since Home Improvement. Sigourney Weaver plays the hysterical inventive sister. Her funniest, best character since Heartbreakers. And Ray Liotta is the ultimate good bad guy. Although Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kelsey Grammar, J. K. Simmons and Julie Bowen round out the cast, Kenton Duty is great as the baseball playing son. Malcolm Goodwin and Jon Greis are wonderful as the extra ex cons. This is a fun charming movie anyone can watch and enjoy. A real rarity.