Before you read the review, I have a confession. This film was so bad I turned it off after a while. I think it can be safely assumed it did not become CASABLANCA or CITIZEN KANE in the last half of the movie!

The casting in this film is strange. Christopher Lambert and Christopher Lloyd are Gus and Bruno, two professional but lovable thieves. The pair have absolutely no chemistry together and neither is particularly likable or funny in this buddy comedy.

The story begins with a press conference in which the US government is giving the Turkish government back a precious Byzantine jewel. Ridiculously, during this conference the jewel is stolen from that very room....something utterly impossible and stupid.

Soon after this, Gus and Bruno are committing another safe job and end up accidentally getting not only a lot of diamonds but the jewel that everyone is searching for since it was stolen. What follows is pretty boring.....no...VERY boring.

To say the film isn't funny at all is pretty much on point. The two leads are terrible in the film and the direction is, at best, lackluster. The script often makes no sense (such as the scene where the cops start using an axe on Ralph's door) and I found myself wondering WHY...why am I torturing myself by continuing to see this? My wife encouraged me to bail, as she said she hated every minute of the movie. 'Nuff said.

My score of 2 is a guestimate of what the film overall is like. The part I saw merited a 1 or 2...so I am being pretty generous.

This is a Romantic comedy, I believe it is not supposed to be as realistic as people are hoping it to be. I had great laughs with this movie, and considering I watched it at midnight and managed to laugh and not fall asleep, I should say this movie is, at least in my opinion, funny! And another thing, The Laird character is what most people would wish for, someone who is unique and peculiar but you know for sure they are head over heels for you. In one word, although not realistic, if I should be blessed as to find a partner with laird-like devoted qualities... I would definitely tie the knot This is just my opinion, it's not meant to be universal

This is a bad movie. It's painfully unfunny (although there are maybe 3 genuine chuckles) and Lloyd is wasted. Lambert as a romantic lead is an awful choice and the plot is too cute for its own good. The ending is decent, but it's a slog to get there.