Mixed Nuts

Name: Mixed Nuts
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Released: December 21, 1994
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 14
Cast: Steve Martin

1994

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Overwhelming dislike based on 16 Critic Reviews

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TriStar Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 1994 | PG-13

Starring: Steve Martin

Summary: Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, the only creatures stirring were a transvestite, a homicidal Santa, a serial killer, the staff of a suicide hotline and a very crazy pregnant woman. (Sony Pictures)

Director: Nora Ephron

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 min

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Michael Wilmington

It's hard to create snap-crackling languor or laid-back frenzy. And there's also something condescending in the entire conception of Mixed Nuts. [21 Dec 1994, p.7]

Peter Stack

Mixed Nuts, opening today at Bay Area movie theaters, is laced generously with chuckles, though it neglects one little detail that helps make movies satisfying: a plot. [21 Dec 1994, p.E1]

Roger Ebert

Maybe there's too much talent. Every character shines with such dazzling intensity and such inexhaustible comic invention that the movie becomes tiresome, like too many clowns. Read full review

Christopher Harris

Despite the talents involved, including Steve Martin and director and co-writer Nora Ephron, the result is a messy, almost desperately mirthless thing Mixed Nuts an empty shell. [23 Dec 1994, p.C6]

Hollis Chacona

But though there's half a cashew of Steve Martin's amazing physical comedy, a couple of pecans of Sven Nyqvist's beautiful cinematography and a few eye-catching filberts of very Venice-y set decoration, it's not nearly enough to satisfy. Be forewarned: Open this can of Mixed Nuts and you'll find nothing but a bunch of goobers. Read full review

Hal Hinson

Usually, Ephron is one of the most reliable comic voices in the movies, but here her gifts seem to have deserted her. Though she shows her customary talent for smart one-liners, the spirit of the film is forced and desperate, as if she lacked faith in her gags and were trying to shove them down our throats. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Mixed Nuts is a farcical whirligig that doesn't whirl. It's energetically unfunny, like "Radioland Murders," and, like that film, it boasts top-flight talent. Maybe the idea of making a comedy about a suicide prevention center just got to everyone-it's a bummed-out comedy about being bummed out. [21 Dec 1994, p.1]

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hollowfication

Sep 20, 2012

this is one of the funniest movie i seen steve martin & adam sandler crack me up with transvestite liev he made me laugh so hard and dancing bit crack up

guys & girls put on this movie u be laughing so hard

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cheeto

Dec 5, 2010

This is the BEST holiday movie ever!!!!
It has a plot, it has romance, it has comedy and the cast is stellar! Madeline and a transvestite Liev are exceptional characters. It is great to see a mid-1990s film with so many fun moments!
If you need some laughs during your holiday, this film willThis is the BEST holiday movie ever!!!!
It has a plot, it has romance, it has comedy and the cast is stellar! Madeline and a transvestite Liev are exceptional characters. It is great to see a mid-1990s film with so many fun moments!
If you need some laughs during your holiday, this film will make your day!… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Dec 7, 2018

An oddball comedy about a group of lonely misfits coming together on Christmas Eve that tries just about every style of humor there is. I like how it acknowledges how depressing the holiday season can be for those who are alone, broke, or just all around down on their luck withoutAn oddball comedy about a group of lonely misfits coming together on Christmas Eve that tries just about every style of humor there is. I like how it acknowledges how depressing the holiday season can be for those who are alone, broke, or just all around down on their luck without sacrificing the kind of hope and magic that can only be found during this time of the year.

The jokes are going to be too scattershot for some with gags ranging from slapstick to accidental murder, but I couldn't stop laughing. It's charming in that way only quirky mid-'90s comedies can be. There are tons of lines I'll be quoting years from now. Most of which come from Adam Sandler in an early role.

I don't know why a man dressed in a candy cane costume sleeping on a public bench is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, but it is.

This is isn't going to be to everyone's tastes, but I totally love it. I will admit though that not all of the material hits its mark. Characters do weird things like constantly bring up a serial killer in a way that has no bearing on anything else going on the movie until the moment where out of nowhere it does. A lot of the side-characters feel like glorified cameos and Steve Martin's performance is kind of odd. Yet it made me laugh and I could easily see myself revisiting it in the future. Honestly, it might be one of my new favorite Christmas movies.… Expand

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HillVeggie

Dec 20, 2020

Solidly one of the worst films I've ever watched. I had to switch it off when one of the main characters reclaiming a gun from an abusive partner declared it needed to be emptied for gun safety then proceeds to fire it randomly, literally with her eyes closed. Unsurprisingly she shootsSolidly one of the worst films I've ever watched. I had to switch it off when one of the main characters reclaiming a gun from an abusive partner declared it needed to be emptied for gun safety then proceeds to fire it randomly, literally with her eyes closed. Unsurprisingly she shoots someone but no one seems to care!… Expand

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