When Adam Sandler starred in a remake of Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, the story of a simple small-town man who inherits a fortune, the backlash was inevitable, but I, for one, question whether it was justified. I haven't seen Capra's original, but if it's anything like the pretentious, insipid and overlong It's a Wonderful Life, I'll stick with Sandler, thanks. I can deal with seeing a bad movie, but what really hurt was that I was watching what was supposed to be one of the greatest movies ever made. Adam Sandler doesn't lie to his audience; if you're inclined to see Mr. Deeds, you've probably seen some of his movies before, and you probably know what to expect. Random violence is a certainty. It wouldn't seem complete without a couple of celebrity cameos, either. All of this would make Capra turn in his grave, but f**k him; he couldn't make a good movie when he was alive, so he doesn't get to complain about this movie when he's dead.

Eliot Arnold, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, is stuck in a dead-end job running his own ad agency when destiny arrives in the form of a big metal suitcase containing a nuclear weapon that looks like a garbage disposal. With great rapidity, it changes hands from one weird and wonderful character to the next. The lives of these characters then cross and re-cross in interesting and unpredictable ways.

Big Trouble was initially scheduled for release in late September 2001; but Touchstone Pictures felt that a movie featuring an aeroplane hijacking and a satirical jab at airport security holes would not have played well in the shadow of 9/11. So the release date was moved and the film was released almost unnoticed. This is unfortunate, because, although Big Trouble is rough around the edges, it's high energy and basically just a lot of fun.

Adapted from a well-regarded novel written by humorist Dave Barry, this movie offers a cleverly constructed plot and an all-star cast led by Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Johnny Knoxville, Tom Sizemore, Jeanne Garofolo, Patrick Warburton, Omar Epps, Heavy D, and about a thousand other great stars. If you are a fan of comedies, then this is a must-see.