Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you like sitting on your sofa while eating popcorn and watching a movie you will enjoy this.

I don't understand why all the filthy language. Everybody doesn't talk that way. Why don't they make a clean version of these movies. They would have two audiences to sell to.

Its a funny movie, Worth watching. A group of guys and mountain water try to rob a casino via tunneling.

I've been looking for this movie for quite some time...Classic Funny

This is the story of a gang of robbers led by Goldthwaite Higginson Dorr Ph. D (Tom Hanks, in what may be his only villain role, who really has fun with it), a silver-tongued, calculating, and ruthless man who dresses like an anachronistic Southern plantaion owner and is unafraid to do (or at least order his minions to do) anything it takes to get away with his plot to heist a casino in a small town in the South. Dorr takes up residence in the home of the elderly Ms. Marva Munson, who is fooled by Dorr's claims that he and his friends are an orchestra band who frequently need to practice their craft in the basement. In fact, they are tunneling their way to the casino they are robbing. Their crew comprises Gawain MacSam (Marlon Wayans), a foul-mouthed young man whose ill manners are frequently corrected by Ms. Munson, Garth Pancake (J.K. Simmons, who along with Hanks steals the show), an explosives "expert" with an unfortunate case of irritated bowel syndrome, The General (Tzi Ma), a quiet but lethal man, and Lump Hudson (Ryan Hurst), the token mentally challenged youth. These are Coen Brothers characters at their most ridiculous, and their antics and eventual (unsuccessful) attempts to eliminate Ms. Munson after she becomes aware of their schemes are a source of great amusement. This isn't the Coens at their strongest, but there's really no such thing as a bad Coen Brothers film, so I really recommend that you see it if you're looking for a bit of fun dark comedy.

While I wouldn't necessarily recommend that everyone go straight out and buy this dvd, it is definitely worth a viewing. I found the movie to be quite funny and entertaining, especially Tom Hanks. Not much in terms of bonus features, but the anamorphic widescreen transfer is great.

This is a good comedy film. Unfortunately, this full-screen dvd version alters the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 to 1.33:1, giving a different picture than what was originally seen in the theater. Buy the widescreen version instead!