Nothing to Lose . Newcity Chicago . 10-27-97

Nothing to Lose

DIRECTED BY: Steve Oedekerk

REVIEWED: 10-27-97

Tim Robbins is a yuppie adman who believes his frisky yuppie wife, Kelly Preston, is cheating on him. Hitting the road in a haze of rage, he's carjacked by out-of-work, slapdash thief Martin Lawrence. What does he care? He kidnaps Lawrence, intending to dump him in the Arizona desert. Complications ensue, some clever, some inane, but their growing alliance and eventual dependence on one another charms throughout, without ever unduly pushing racially-charged gags. Still, Oedekerk's slack pacing, meandering gags -- check out Oedekerk's own cameo as a relentlessly gyrating night watchman -- and a fondness for the sentimental diminish the genuine ease Robbins and Lawrence demonstrate between their duo of unlikely buddies. If you make it that far, be sure to stay after the credits: There's a world-class punchline you won't want to miss.

--Ray Pride

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