Review of Double Whammy (2001) by Austin R — 02 Apr 2004

I find Denis Leary to be one of the most irritating men on the planet. He's rarely funny, not attractive, and I can't remember one movie where I've said "Oh wow! Denis Leary was pretty good in that!".

I obviously did not watch Double Whammy because Denis Leary is on the front of the DVD case. But rather a different man, who I feel deserves more recognition. That's right...I'm talking about Chris Noth, [i]Sex and the City's[/i] Mr. Big...

But all jokes aside...

Double Whammy is the story of a New York detective (Denis Leary) who hurts himself on the job, which winds up turning him into the laughing stock of his co-workers. The detective recently lost his wife and daughter in a car accident, and spends much of his time getting high. MEANWHILE, the super of the building that the detective lives in (Luis Guzman) is getting into huge fights with her daughter. So, the daughter does what any normal teenager would do--she hires two Mexicans to kill her father. MEANWHILE, another tenant in the apartment complex is constantly trying to come up with new and interesting ideas in filmaking with his partner (Donald Faison). Eventually, you guessed it, all of the stories come together, and hilarity ensues.

Listen, I bought this movie for $5.50 at Wal-Mart, so I didn't expect it to be that great (which it isn't). It's funny at times and entertaining enough that I can say that the money was well spent.

I still hate Denis Leary though.