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Who Is Cletis Tout?

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Following a successful prison break, two thieves, Finch (Christian Slater), who is skilled in the art of forgery and fraud, and Micah (Richard Dreyfuss), a jewel thief, set out to recover diamonds acquired in a heist some twenty years earlier. After arranging new identities they are thrust into a life-threatening situation when the Mob mistakes Finch for murdered journalist, Cletis Tout.
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Cliched and endlessly self-referential, Who Is Cletis Tout? doesn't add anything original to the crime genre.

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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel 08/08/2002
3/5
Quirky, often-fun film. Go to Full Review
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 08/02/2002
It's just a little too self-satisfied. Go to Full Review
Stephen Hunter Washington Post 08/02/2002
Merely a diversion, but clever enough to divert. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 09/21/2005
2/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/07/2004
2/4
On the level of the dime-a-dozen Tarantino wannabes that clutter the bottom shelves at the video store. Go to Full Review
Sunday Times (Australia) 06/19/2003
2.5/4
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08/23/2020 Discombobulated and kinda lame. See more 07/03/2013 This started off strong, but I completely lost interest in it after about half an hour. It doesn't seem like there's much point, if any, and with the possible exception of Tim Allen, none of the acting is memorable. I heard about this movie for a long time and looked forward to seeing it, but I was pretty disappointed. See more 01/22/2013 Rippingly fun film. Christian Slater and Tim Allen particularly shine. Not a dark film by any means. See more 08/12/2012 This was pretty good. The story was interesting. I liked Tim Allen as the "bad" guy. See more 03/09/2012 I don't get why critics hated this film. It is quirky, and is not really a crime genre movie as described above. It is an odd little comedy about mistaken identity and love. It has weird-but-funny characters throughout. The characters are all extremely flawed, but even the criminals have some little something in their character to redeem them enough to make you like them. The dumb and inept hit-men who try to better themselves through "intelligent" discourse, the heavy hitter with a heart, the messed up dad trying to steal a life for his daughter, the accomplice along for the ride, but loyal- who falls for the thief's daughter. And the daughter, broken from having her only parent taken away, but finally finding value in a new relationship she can trust. It is not the best movie you will ever see, but if you like odd-ball characters, it is worth the viewing. See more 02/01/2012 Niot a blockbuster comedy but I still liked it. Funny and there clown/bank thing was pretty clever. I watched this mainly for Tim Allen but it wasn't a usual role for him. Still, it won't bore you though. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Following a successful prison break, two thieves, Finch (Christian Slater), who is skilled in the art of forgery and fraud, and Micah (Richard Dreyfuss), a jewel thief, set out to recover diamonds acquired in a heist some twenty years earlier. After arranging new identities they are thrust into a life-threatening situation when the Mob mistakes Finch for murdered journalist, Cletis Tout.
Director
Christopher Verwiel
Producer
Jay Firestone, Adam Haight, Matthew Grimaldi, Robert Snukal, Daniel Grodnik
Screenwriter
Christopher Verwiel
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Nichol Moon Films, Fireworks Pictures
Rating
R (Some Violence|Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2018
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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