Great Film overall

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The mix of tough guy as Nick Nolte playing a former bank robber and the weak and disturbed Martin Short is really amazing but a package of a little mute and shocked little girl became a pedantic story,apart good and several funny scenes all remains in a forced sentimentalism which hollywood always implied to the audience,breakin' down a good premisse,the result is shallow and predicable but still enjoyable and don't hurt anybody!!!Resume:First watch: 1993 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7

One of the very best! This movie defines the word genius. It is a very clever comedy. It has some many side splitting moments you'll have to buy it!It doesn't seem to work as a certificate 15 however, i think it would have been a fantastic family film. Saying that, i watched it as a young kid with my family, so it brings back the good old days. This is the type of film where it is almost 'innocent' laughter, it doesn't rely on sexual jokes to make audience laugh, it doesn't really rely on anything , it's just naturally funny!! It's the type of film that your chirpy Grandad enjoys!But it should bring out the kid in you !LOVE IT!10/10

A bit funny, a bit emotional feel-good movie. A few scenes are hilarious. It's a remake of a French movie "Les Fugitifs". I've seen the original years ago, as a kid. Watching the remake almost felt like watching the same movie again. Which is not surprising considering that both of the films were directed by Francis Veber, the writer of the movies. The characters were chosen very appropriately. And congrats to both Martin Short and Nick Nolte they both played they roles exactly as they should. If you like this movie you might like others written by Francis Veber. Several of his French movies were remade in United States. I think there is another movie where Pierre Richard was replaced by Martin Short.

It's one of those excellent comedy movies to come out which keeps you laughing..As the story goes, Nick Nolte is the convict just released from prison, (Alcatraz?) and he jokes that he is out to rob a bank to the cop releasing him.. When he goes to the bank to encash his jail pay cheque, he is swung into a robbery..Martin Short is the bank robber who is too short to even pass the bag across the counter. With the public trying their best to help him with the robbery, he manages to push the bag across the counter. The cashier in turn gives him a few hundred dollars all in 1 dollar notes... (It's actually a funny scene to watch right from the bank robbery to the the car crash) However by this time the cops are all around the bank, and Martin needs a hostage.. He sees Nick as the ideal hostage after shooting him. The cops think it is Nick who is the bank robber even with Martin putting the gun on Nick's head/ Martin slowly realises that the cops think that Nick is the bank robber and passes the gun along to Nick.Anyway they escape from the bank and are involved in a car crash (with the bomb intact) As Martin takes Nick to a veterinary doctor and the doctor seems to see all humans as dogs.. (Poor doggie) The doctor helps along with Martin's daughter(Sarah Rowland Doroff a sweet little thing and the third fugitive) However even though he tries to shoo away the kid left to look after Nick, he is emotionally blackmailed to help her out. The scenes where she follows Nick down the basement are very touching.. And she starts speaking because she is attached to Nick.. This means that no money is required for treating her in the first place. (The reason Martin tried to steal from the bank) Finally Nick takes the responsibility of getting them across the country to Canada.. How they get across the border and by making Martin a pregnant woman is the rest of the movie.Nick Nolte as theex convict taking up the job of a Locksmith is pretty innovative. Convenient for the story at least..