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It doesn't matter how much he pirouettes, paces, prowls and postures, there's something just a tad too effete about Spacey's performance to make Larry as dangerous a presence as he needs to be. Dec 26, 2017 | Full Review…
It doesn't matter how much he pirouettes, paces, prowls and postures, there's something just a tad too effete about Spacey's performance to make Larry as dangerous a presence as he needs to be.
Will Self
If you're prepared to accept an inherent staginess that gradually fades as the film progresses, you can become caught up in a drama of extraordinary power and insight. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
If you're prepared to accept an inherent staginess that gradually fades as the film progresses, you can become caught up in a drama of extraordinary power and insight.
Kevin Thomas
A ponderous stage adaptation that expends only the mildest effort to overcome its staginess. Jan 1, 2000
A ponderous stage adaptation that expends only the mildest effort to overcome its staginess.
Michael Atkinson
There's a vital play struggling to emerge from this mess, but it hasn't been written yet. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
There's a vital play struggling to emerge from this mess, but it hasn't been written yet.
John Hartl
You probably don't need to run out to a theater to see The Big Kahuna. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
You probably don't need to run out to a theater to see The Big Kahuna.
Paul Tatara
It makes exactly the point that is the opposite of the point it thought it was making: Acting isn't enough. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/5
It makes exactly the point that is the opposite of the point it thought it was making: Acting isn't enough.
Stephen Hunter
It's no surprise, of course, to see co-star Kevin Spacey tear up the screen. Nov 4, 2019 | Full Review…
It's no surprise, of course, to see co-star Kevin Spacey tear up the screen.
Stephen Whitty
Sometimes profanely funny, sometimes intensely dramatic, The Big Kahuna is a richly amusing and provocatively insightful film that builds to a profoundly powerful cumulative impact. Aug 6, 2014 | Full Review…
Sometimes profanely funny, sometimes intensely dramatic, The Big Kahuna is a richly amusing and provocatively insightful film that builds to a profoundly powerful cumulative impact.
Joe Leydon
Giving actors a chance to act seems to be the point... Jan 2, 2005 | Rating: B+
Giving actors a chance to act seems to be the point...
Philip Martin
At our best, we admit our faults. And we admit that others, no matter how different, have something to teach us. What a surprising thing to learn from a film. Dec 6, 2004 | Rating: B+
At our best, we admit our faults. And we admit that others, no matter how different, have something to teach us. What a surprising thing to learn from a film.
Jeffrey Overstreet
...worth watching just for the performances... Aug 1, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
...worth watching just for the performances...
David Nusair
You get the feeling that The Big Kahuna would be great in-the-round theater, its ambiguous machinations benefiting from feeding off of a live audience. As filmed, however, it's just three characters waiting for a story. Jul 18, 2003 | Rating: C | Full Review…
You get the feeling that The Big Kahuna would be great in-the-round theater, its ambiguous machinations benefiting from feeding off of a live audience. As filmed, however, it's just three characters waiting for a story.
Brent Simon
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