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Jack Ryan (Wilson) is a surfer/drifter/small-time thief who is currently residing in Hawaii.
Judge Walter Crewes (Freeman) gives him a job as a bungalow caretaker. It doesn't take long
before Jack is seduced by the lovely Nancy (Foster). She talks him into going for the big
heist (the big bounce) by scamming her lover (Sinise), a wealthy real estate developer, out of
$200,000. But is everything as it seems? And exactly who is scamming whom? Hawaiian wackiness
ensues.
Owen Wilson is playing Jack Ryan? What in the world? And the story takes place in Hawaii??
WHY, TOM CLANCY, WHY?!?!?! What? Ohhhh, it's a different Jack Ryan. I see. And the movie
is based on an *Elmore Leonard* novel, not a Tom Clancy one. I've never read the book, so I
have no idea how compatible the two are nor will I attempt an educated guess.
Charlie Sheen played Charlie Sheen with a 70s porn star mustache. Or was that a Burt Reynolds mustache
he was sportin'? His goofball character had potential because he had a couple of good back-and-forths
with Owen, but overall, Sheen didn't have much to do. And what was the point of having Gary Sinise in the
movie other than to have people think to themselves, "Hey, it's Gary Sinise"? He was supposed to be the "main
bad guy," but he only had a few lines and really did nothing to make us cower in fear whenever he showed up on
screen. It was pretty much the same thing for the rest of the cast. Freeman did have a pivotal role, even
though he didn't have a whole lot of screen time.
As far as the story goes, well, it kept me interested, but we're not talking "Memento" proportions. It had a
few twists, some of which were predictable, but there was one twist I didn't *exactly* see coming, and there was
another "cute" one to end the movie. Mostly, it's what you could classify as "cute" or "wacky." We'll go with
"wackily cute." I would've preferred something more clever - something along the lines of "The Italian Job" or
"Ocean's Eleven," but oh well, I won't judge the movie solely on that.
Let's see, would this movie get mama's approval? Um, no. I'm guessing that it must've barely
skated through with a PG-13 rating. Profanity is spread throughout the movie, and you can tell
some "f" words were dubbed over (one was allowed). There is quite a bit of sexual content, including a
quick nude shot of Sara's boo-tay, and there are quite a few skimpy bikini shots. Leave grandma, mama,
the kids, and the Sunday School class at home for this one.
Ask yourself this question, "Do I like Owen Wilson?" If you answer "yes," then you'll probably enjoy
the movie. Wait for the matinee though because I can't justify spending $8 or more. If you answer "no,"
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