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- 1997
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1997
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Summary An offbeat adventure about a poor little rich girl and the car thief who steals her heart. (Sony)
Directed By: Marco Brambilla
Written By: Max D. Adams, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- 1997
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1997
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Excess Baggage
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5.7
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Summary An offbeat adventure about a poor little rich girl and the car thief who steals her heart. (Sony)
Directed By: Marco Brambilla
Written By: Max D. Adams, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
56% Mixed
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9 Reviews
31% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
34
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Despite the elements I could have done without, the movie is often very funny, and a lot of the credit goes to Del Toro, who creates a slow-talking, lumbering character who's quite unlike his image in "Usual Suspects."
But the bland plot involves nested crimes gone awry and a bad car chase or two, and its bulky, styleless exposition is hard to wait out.
Excess Baggage falls down as a showcase for Silverstone, who made a big splash in "Clueless" and whose production company is releasing this film. She comes across as unappealing and unseasoned in ways that go beyond the role.
Although Excess Baggage is not actually unwatchable, this is mostly due to Del Toro's dazed charisma and an inspired bit of weirdness by Christopher Walken as Silverstone's dangerous uncle.
As with so many recent films, this innocuous little romantic comedy suffers far more from the effects of art-by-committee than the ruinous domination of any one person.
Excess Baggage, a scruffy romantic comedy about a despairing rich girl who hatches a kidnapping scheme to test her father's love, is an aimless waste, a star vehicle without a compass. It wants very much to be both funny and poignant, but is more often just noisy and pointless. [29Aug1997 Pg 14]
This one's for Silverstone fans only.
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Based on 6 User Ratings
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33% Positive
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Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
