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

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Sam Weisman

Writers (WGA):

Donald E. Westlake (novel)
Matthew Chapman (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

It takes a thief to nail a crook.

Plot:

A rich man catches a thief burglarizing his home and steals the thief's lucky ring, who then tries to get it back.

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Ring | Businessman | Vulgarity | Massage

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Kevin Caffery
Danny DeVito	...	Max Fairbanks
John Leguizamo	...	Berger
Glenne Headly	...	Gloria Sidell
Carmen Ejogo	...	Amber Belhaven
Bernie Mac	...	Uncle Jack
Larry Miller	...	Earl Radburn
Nora Dunn	...	Lutetia Fairbanks
Richard Schiff	...	Walter Greenbaum
William Fichtner	...	Detective Alex Tardio
Ana Gasteyer	...	Ann Marie
Sascha Knopf	...	Tracey Kimberly
Siobhan Fallon	...	Edwina
GQ	...	Shelly Nix
Lenny Clarke	...	Windham

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37634)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Composer Marc Shaiman told the theater magazine Playbill that scoring this movie was the worst job he ever had.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Kevin uses voicedial on his cellphone to call for help. However, the phone he uses is a Motorola Startac, which does not have that feature.

Quotes:

Kevin Caffrey: I am full of de facto, habeas corpus, and Emancipation Proclamation. Most important, I have a very big pro bono.

Movie Connections:

References "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I)

Soundtrack:

What's the Worst That Could Happen

It's just plain funny !

Just the name Martin Lawrence kind of makes me laugh, and this movie with Danny DeVito will give you several good belly laughs. Plain and simple, the formula for a good comedy is not all that complex, as this film clearly shows. There's no gross-out humor, or excessive vulgar language needed to make this movie a fun couple of hours. I also genuinely liked John Leguizamo's character throughout the movie. All in all this movie is a barrel of laughs from start to finish.