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The Big Empty (2003)

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A guy looking for easy money gets a lot more than he bargained for in this noir-flavored independent comedy. John Person (Jon Favreau) is a struggling actor living in Los Angeles who is starting to buckle under the pressure of his own failures. With no acting jobs coming in and a massive credit card debt to pay off, John works part-time as a courier but needs a big payday if he's ever going to get back on his feet. Out of the blue, a strange man in the neighborhood makes John an offer that seems

R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Steve Anderson (V)

Written By: Steve Anderson

In Theaters: Jan 1, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Apr 20, 2004

Artisan Entertainment

The Big Empty is much more a romantic fable than Swingers, the singles comedy that established Favreau but has a similarly jovial, unpretentious charm.

November 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

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I found the sicko humor enjoyable enough.

May 1, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

If any film is destined to find a cult audience on DVD, it's The Big Empty.

May 2, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Thanks to Favreau, even the film's most ridiculous detours carry a certain plausibility; he shines his indignities on and perseveres, and we can't help but sympathize.

December 3, 2003 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com

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Todd Gilchrist

FilmStew.com Source: FilmStew.com

Anderson squanders the setting's potential and a cast of indie-movie all-stars in his muddled and weak feature.

November 21, 2003 Comment

Josh Bell

Las Vegas Weekly Source: Las Vegas Weekly

More amiable than laugh-out-loud funny.

November 20, 2003 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Chuck Wilson

L.A. Weekly

Some may praise The Big Empty as a poor man's David Lynch-meets-The X-Files, but it's more of a starving homeless man's David Lynch-meets-The X-Files.

November 15, 2003 Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com

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Carlo Cavagna

AboutFilm.com

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The big empty.....cinema! Which was a shame because this wasn?t such a bad film!

September 16, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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A quirky alien abduction comedy thriller (when was the last time you saw one of those?), this film was full of "woowoo" moments. Great cast and beautiful location filming. Not great film, but a good story. Jon Favreau plays a down-on-his-luck everyman who gets caught up in intrigue in order to clear his debts and start

October 4, 2008