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What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:1

Rotten:13

Average Rating:2.6/10

Consensus: Talented cast is squandered by an uninvolving script filled with unfunny gags.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language and sexual content

Runtime: 3 hrs 14 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 1, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $31,090,224

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Donald E. Westlake, WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? is a black comedy in the tradition of GET SHORTY and THE GRIFTERS. The film opens at an art auction in Boston, where... Based on the novel by Donald E. Westlake, WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? is a black comedy in the tradition of GET SHORTY and THE GRIFTERS. The film opens at an art auction in Boston, where suave robber Kevin Caffrey (Martin Lawrence) meets the beautiful, distraught Amber (Carmen Ejogo). Romantic sparks become genuine love in just one night. To prove this, Amber gives Kevin her deceased father's good-luck ring. A few days later, Kevin and his partner, Berger (John Leguizamo), are robbing the beach house of Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito), an incredibly selfish millionaire. In a sick twist of fate, Max captures Kevin and convinces the police that Kevin's ring is actually his own. With the tables now turned, Kevin must try to get his ring back from Max, at any and all costs. This puts a strain on his relationship with Amber, and at the same time unleashes an outlandish series of events that will eventually bring all of the characters together for one raucous finale. Director Sam Weisman uses a thumping hip-hop score to add freshness to his picture, which features bizarre, outrageous supporting turns from William Fichtner, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, and Glenne Headly. [More]

Starring: Danny DeVito, Martin Lawrence, John Leguizamo, William Fichtner

Starring: Danny DeVito, Martin Lawrence, John Leguizamo, William Fichtner, Carmen Ejogo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, Richard Schiff, Ana Gasteyer

Director: Sam Weisman

Director: Sam Weisman
Screenwriter: Matthew Chapman
Producer: David Hoberman, Ashok Amritraj, Lawrence Turman, John Morrissey
Composer: Tyler Bates
Studio: MGM/UA

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  • Possession may be 9/10 of the law but payback is everything to the lawless. Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito escalate a battle of egosand a battalion of laughs to epic proportions in this fast-paced joke-fest that takes low-down behavior to hilarious new heights! Co-starring John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge), Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), William Fichtner (Pearl Harbor), Bernie Mac (The Original Kings of Comedy), Carmen Ejogo (The Avengers), Larry Miller (The Nutty Professor II) and Nora Dunn (Three Kings), this laugh-out-loud comedy proves that "the worst that could happen is missing this film" (Jeffrey Lyons)! Caught red-handed trying to rob a mansion, Kevin Caffery (Lawrence) leaves empty-handed when the house's owner, ruthless billionaire Max Fairbanks (DeVito), spies Kevin's "lucky" ring and claims it as his own! Out of jail and out of his mind with rage, Kevin will do anything to get the ring back. But Max considers it his most cleverly won possession and will do anything to keep it! With battle lines drawn and no risk too great, these two set out to ruin each other's lives and both succeed admirably!
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    About as funny as Martin Lawrence's heat exhaustion-induced collapse a couple of years ago.

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    What’s the Worst That Could Happen? The inevitable responses are that nobody will laugh, and the public will waste a lot of time and money on the DVD.

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