Here's another movie featuring Alicia Silverstone as a spoiled rich kid, oh joy.
I didn't expect much of this film, which is why I avoided it like the plague for well over a year, but the opportunity arose to watch it for free, and my girlfriend did want to see it, so I said what the hell, it can't kill me. And it didn't.
In all honesty, it wasn't that bad. Any movie with Christopher Walken can't be that bad. It wasn't great, don't get me wrong, I'm just saying it wasn't that bad.
The premise tries to be clever, and it is, but the working of it doesn't turn out as well. Silverstone is Emily Hope, the daughter of a shady but stinking-rich businessman, and has tried desparately over the years to get his love and attention (via burning down the school library and the like). Her latest prank involved Emily faking her own kidnapping, ransoming, and release. Unfortunately her release is delayed when, after locking herself in the trunk, bound and gagged, Vincent, a car thief, does what he does.
To cut a dragged on story short, there's animosity between them initially, and he's soon believed to be the kidnapper by the police. The two establish a raport with eachother (I'm still trying to understand how that worked), and Emily protects Vincent from her Uncle Ray (Walken) who want's to take him in. After Vincent's garage burns down with all the stolen cars in it, two thugs (one played by Nick Turturro) - whom Vincent sold some of those cars to - come looking for him to get their money. So it's Vincent and Emily against the thugs, and Vincent and Emily against her family, and it all ends nicely with the two falling in love and heading off to Brazil.
A severly stupid movie with quite a few crafty one liners wasted in a mess of a story. Benicio DelToro mumbles his way through his dialogue, while Silverstone squeaks her way through hers. Walken is the highlight of the film, playing an intimidating presence (as he usually does). It was worth watching for free, and only for free.