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The Pest (1997)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:2

Rotten:21

Average Rating:2.3/10

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The annoying antics of a hyperactive con artist (John Leguizamo) draw the ire of an eccentric huntsman. Soon, life for the pesky bugger becomes a less-than-delicate balance between staying alive... The annoying antics of a hyperactive con artist (John Leguizamo) draw the ire of an eccentric huntsman. Soon, life for the pesky bugger becomes a less-than-delicate balance between staying alive and extermination. A gut-busting variation on the classic, oft-filmed story THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. [More]

Starring: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Freddy Rodriguez, Aries Spears

Starring: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Freddy Rodriguez, Aries Spears, Tom McCleister, Edoardo Ballerini

Director: Paul Miller

Director: Paul Miller
Producer: John Leguizamo, David Bar Katz

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Jul 1, 2008

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pass that can of Black Flag, hon.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
06/25/05
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

It seems to be targeted at eight-year-old boys with attention-deficit disorder, and could have been more competently made by any one of them.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
08/04/09
Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
AV Club

This movie defies review. To critique it would be like writing about a restaurant that only serves birdseed. Of course, humans don't like birdseed -- it's not meant for our species.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mark Bazer
Mark Bazer
Boston Phoenix

The script and Leguizamo's talents don't mesh, so the actor comes off as more offensive than funny.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Dwayne E. Leslie
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine

A revoltingly bad stinker that is easily in the running for the worst film of the decade.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Quick, someone find a no-pest strip - or even a fly swatter or a good bug spray.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Essentially a collection of ethnic and bodily function jokes punctuated by chases.

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01/01/00
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08/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

There is not a socioeconomic, political, ethnic or gender group that is left unoffended.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts

This film is utterly without discipline or focus in a way that -- to one's shame --one eventually finds oddly endearing.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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By their nature, pests are meant to get under your skin and this one certainly does.

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01/01/00
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

Talented and versatile actor-comedian John Leguizamo indulges himself so totally with incessant mugging, mimicking and all-around showing off that he begins to wear out his welcome before the opening credit sequence is over.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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08/20/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

If you have any doubt that John Leguizamo is not funny, this movie will handily reinforce that notion.

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02/02/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

When Mr. Leguizamo isn't doing third-rate ethnic parody, he is wallowing in scatological jokes that are so poorly prepared and executed that they make similar antics by Mr. Carrey play like classic routines.

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08/30/04
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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05/29/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

It's the kind of movie where every paying customer deserves to receive a handwritten apology from the producers.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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