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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:11

Rotten:18

Average Rating:5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When bumbling lummox Wallace Ritchie threatens a visit to his successful, handsome, and socially mobile brother's posh London flat, the only thing to keep him out of trouble is the so-called... When bumbling lummox Wallace Ritchie threatens a visit to his successful, handsome, and socially mobile brother's posh London flat, the only thing to keep him out of trouble is the so-called "Theatre of Life," in which participants play a game of intrigue with hired actors masquerading as spies and hitmen. Unfortunately, Wallace inadvertently intercepts a phone call from real spies, who peg him for the gunman in their assassination plot--but Wallace himself is none the wiser. [More]

Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Richard Wilson

Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Richard Wilson, Alfred Molina, Geraldine James, John Standing, Anna Chancellor, Nicholas Woodeson, Simon Chandler

Director: Jon Amiel

Director: Jon Amiel
Composer: Christopher Young
Story: Robert Farrar
Screenwriter: Robert Farrar, Howard Franklin
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Michael J. Nathanson, Mark Tarlov

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/12/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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You have to be a Bill Murray fan, or in an especially generous mood, to find The Man Who Knew Too Little more than mildly amusing.

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09/27/07
Rob Gonsalves
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

This is the kind of thing Murray and Amiel could do in their sleep. So they do.

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11/05/05
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

After a decade or so of lackluster, what-were-they-thinking? movies, Murray has finally come back to himself

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08/07/05
Eric D. Snider
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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Murray elevates the material in this amusing spy farce.

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02/24/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A poor man's Being There, which still makes for a great time.

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07/24/04
Martin Scribbs
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian

Much of the film's success can be attributed to Murray, whose timing and goofball charm are as effective as ever.

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01/13/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Kind of funny...but not enough to recommend.

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11/25/03
Shawn Bowers
Shawn Bowers
Kansas City Star

Oddball little comedy with some weird twists.

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07/20/03
Nell Minow
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07/08/03
Rob Blackwelder
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