The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writers (WGA):

Mitchell Kapner (characters)
Mitchell Kapner (story)

Release Date:

9 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.

Plot:

Jimmy the Tulip's (Willis) quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz (Perry), whose wife (Henstridge) has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill (Peet) spring into action.

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Choking | Shot In The Foot | Pistol | Kidnapping

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Jimmy
Matthew Perry	...	Oz
Amanda Peet	...	Jill
Kevin Pollak	...	Lazlo
Natasha Henstridge	...	Cynthia
Frank Collison	...	Strabo
Johnny Messner	...	Zevo
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Yermo
Tasha Smith	...	Julie
Elisa Gallay	...	Anya
Tallulah Belle Willis	...	Buttercup Scout
Johnny Williams	...	Vito
George Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #1
Carlos Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #2 (as Carlo Zapata)
McNally Sagal	...	Maitre D'

Also Known As:

The Whole Nine Yards 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some violence and language.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hungarian | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (re-rating) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Nine Yards Two Productions

Trivia:

The Buttercup girl is played by Bruce Willis's daughter, Tallulah Belle Willis.

Goofs:

Continuity: The black lamp is still standing and is still on in shots after Jill shot it.

Quotes:

Lazlo: You locked my son in the trunk?
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: No! No, sir. He locked himself in the trunk.
Lazlo: [pause] This I believe.

Movie Connections:

References "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1952)

Soundtrack:

Frida Kahlo

Step back nine yards

After the fun time I had watching The Whole Nine Yards, I was looking forward to seeing The Whole Ten Yards. But I watched it last night and I was pretty much disappointed with where they took the story. It just seemed like they took the characters and turned them into something completely different. For me, I'm such a Bruce Willis fan, so when I saw him growing and acting like a bull while he was drunk in one scene, I didn't laugh, I actually wanted to cry for him, it was pretty pathetic what they did to this cool, smooth, charismatic hit man that we knew and loved in the first film. The script and story was just up to par like the first film was, in fact, I would've appreciated it if they just left The Whole Nine Yards alone if they really felt like this one had a chance for a great comedy.

Jimmy has changed from this tough guy hit man to a Martha Stuart and Jill is not happy with it. Oz and Cynthia are in a quiet life in hiding from the gangsters. Lazlo is out of prison and wants revenge, so he "kidnaps" Cynthia and now Jimmy, Jill, and Oz get together to save her only to find out there are more twists and turns than they expected. But Jimmy has to go deep back into his roots of being the tough guy, not Mr. Clean.

Now don't get me wrong, The Whole Ten Yards has a few laughs here and there, but for the most part I just actually felt bad for Bruce Willis with the silly attempt to be a soft like Martha Stuart type of guy, he's just such a great tough guy, it's hard to see him as anything else. Matthew Perry wasn't as fun as he was in the first movie and neither was Amanda, it just seems like everyone lost their magic and chemistry with each other in this film. I really wish that I loved this film, but I'm having a hard time, I'm sorry.

4/10