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Excess Baggage (1997)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 5

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In this combination caper comedy and offbeat romance, Emily (Alicia Silverstone) is a wealthy but petulant young woman desperate to get the attention of her millionaire father, Alexander Hope (Jack Thompson). In fact, she's so desperate that she decides to stage her own kidnapping; she sends a ransom note, ties herself up, and locks herself in the trunk of her BMW, waiting for daddy to come to the rescue; however, Emily's timing is a bit off, because ten minutes later, hunky car thief Vincent

PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Max D. Adams, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Feb 3, 1998

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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All Critics (41) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (21) | DVD (3)

A good little comedy with a string of winning performances.

July 30, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Outstays it's welcome after a while, but Silverstone fans will still be in heaven - she's as cute as ever, and as cool as ever.

July 4, 2005 Comment
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Bad romantic comedy

July 14, 2003 Comment
Fred Topel
About.com

a series of flaccid, go-nowhere scenes featuring a sullen Silverstone and the inarticulate Benicio Del Toro...

June 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | Comment
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

This entertaining drama helps us see that meaningful coincidences join us with the right people just when we need each other the most.

February 27, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Spoilt brat decides to stage her own kidnap to get her dad's attention.

January 1, 2008
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Candy Rose

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Fell in love with benicio del toro in this movie. Daaamnnn!! ;D

October 30, 2007
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