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What's the Worst That Could Happen?

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Caffery (Martin Lawrence) is a professional thief with taste and style who is trying to rob billionaire tycoon Max Fairbanks' (Danny DeVito) unoccupied beachfront mansion. But in the middle of the robbery, he finds himself face to face with Fairbanks. As Caffery is being arrested, Max sees a ring on Caffery's finger and claims it for himself. It's Caffery's engagement ring, and he's determined to get it back.
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Talented cast is squandered by an uninvolving script filled with unfunny gags.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/29/2010
2/5
Uncomfortably distasteful at times. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers Rolling Stone 06/12/2001
2/5
It's worse than the title suggests. Go to Full Review
Robert Koehler Variety 06/11/2001
A pinpoint study in what not to do with an adaptation, as well as in why altering a well-known fictional character to suit a poorly cast star is almost always a bad idea. Go to Full Review
John Venable Supercala.com 09/23/2006
5/10
Well...you could waste a few hours of your life. Does that answer the question? Go to Full Review
Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com 09/04/2006
1.5/4
About as funny as Martin Lawrence's heat exhaustion-induced collapse a couple of years ago. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
1.5/5
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alan g @agenser 11/27/2024 I would give it negative stars if I could. Two of the worst "actors" in history, mugging and posing for the cameras. All copies of this movie should be destroyed. How Martin Horseshit and The Malignant Dwarf get into movies defies sense. See more 04/04/2021 Martin and Devito do some cliché antics for similar roles they both had around this time but it is a little clever and definitely not the worst film in either leads' catalog. See more jordan m 02/13/2020 This movie sort of dragged on forever in that the premise was laid out pretty clearly early on and then just repeated multiple times with a predictable ending. Other than the increasing childishness there weren't many jokes that landed & the back-and-forth nature of the plot was unnecessarily confusing and there were an abundance of important characters. There were also moments where the cinematography felt lazy and uninspired, like putting the camera angle down the sidewalk turn the character is going to turn toward. See more 08/18/2019 An acceptable payoff after few random funny bits with an appealing cast, underwhelmed by the ridiculing pitiful macguffin that eliminated an opportune statement and any chances to be slick. (C+) See more 09/02/2016 Loved the book, and laughed out loud during movie- enjoyable and fun! See more 07/06/2015 Incredibly dumb, What's the Worst That Could Happen? is complete and utter garbage. Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence star is a crooked businessman and a petty criminal who get into a no-holds-barred grudge match over a lucky ring. The performances are just awful and the plot makes no sense. Most of the jokes fall flat and the characters aren't that likable. What's the Worst That Could Happen? is a horrible film in which nothing works. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Caffery (Martin Lawrence) is a professional thief with taste and style who is trying to rob billionaire tycoon Max Fairbanks' (Danny DeVito) unoccupied beachfront mansion. But in the middle of the robbery, he finds himself face to face with Fairbanks. As Caffery is being arrested, Max sees a ring on Caffery's finger and claims it for himself. It's Caffery's engagement ring, and he's determined to get it back.
Director
Sam Weisman
Producer
Lawrence Turman, Wendy Dytman, David Hoberman, Ashok Amritraj
Screenwriter
Matthew Chapman, Donald E. Westlake
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Turman-Morrissey Company, Hyde Park Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 1, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.3M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, DTS-ES, Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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