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      What's the Worst That Could Happen?

      PG-13 Released Jun 1, 2001 1 hr. 37 min. Comedy List
      10% 99 Reviews Tomatometer 35% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 01 Buy Now

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      Talented cast is squandered by an uninvolving script filled with unfunny gags.

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      michale j An enormous solar flare? A sequel? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review wilma s I'm a diehard in that I must always watch a movie from beginning to the end! Even if it's no good, I believe that it will get better at some point. This may be the ONLY movie that I shut down after an hour, I just couldn't understand how it ever hit the theaters! I saw nothing funny or even the least bit interesting. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jordan m 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. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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+) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved the book, and laughed out loud during movie- enjoyable and fun! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nell Minow Common Sense Media Uncomfortably distasteful at times. Rated: 2/5 Dec 29, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 1/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 10, 2003 Full Review John Venable Supercala.com Well...you could waste a few hours of your life. Does that answer the question? Rated: 5/10 Sep 23, 2006 Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com About as funny as Martin Lawrence's heat exhaustion-induced collapse a couple of years ago. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 4, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review 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
      Executive Producer
      John Morrissey, Martin Lawrence, David Nicksay
      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
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, DTS, DTS-ES, Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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