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I did a double feature of the first movie and this one. And the best thing about the movie (apart from seeing the actors returning to their characters) is the title. There are some funny moments throughout, don't get me wrong. But it's more misses than hits (no pun intended - though if you watch the movie, you will see a lot of literal misses - by bullets). The movie overall seems to be way more tame, way more reliant on humor, without consequences. And way more infantile (farting jokes can work, though I am not always a fan of them ... here I am quite sure, many will agree they didn't work at all ... even with really good actors trying their best to convey the humor of the situation). So be prepared to not be as amazed by this then you were with the first one ...

This black comedy concerns a notorious hit-man named John 'the Tulip' (Bruce Willis) , he's living retired when his previous neighbor Nicholas Oz (Matthew Perry) asks him for help. His wife Cynthia (Natasha Henstridge) has been kidnapped by the Hungarian mobster named Lazlo (Kevin Pollack) and looking for revenge . Lazlo sends his son Strabo (Frank Collison) , but he's abducted by Johnny (Willis) , Jill (Peet) and Oz (Perry) .

This attractive film made in screwball style displays black comedy, plot twists , laughters , turns , giggles and a little bit of action. Casting is frankly well . Matthew Perry as a mild-mannered and miserable dentist is nice . Amanda Peet is very amusing as a wanna-be hit-woman and fan of the actual murderers . Furthermore, a cool Kevin Pollack with abundant make-up and a sympathetic grandmother with flatulence . Adequate music score by John Debney and colorful cinematography by Dennis Weaver , no confusion with TV actor , recently deceased. The motion picture wes well directed by Howard Deutch . He's a sequels expert ,he has made three in which he didn't shoot the original (The odd couple , Grumpiers old men and this one) and comedy specialist (Pretty in pink , Great outdoors and My best friend's girl). This farcical comedy with similar ingredients to original will appeal to Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry fans. Rating : Acceptable, passable but inferior to original entry.

THE WHOLE TEN YARDS (2004) Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollock, et al

This is one more example that 'More is NOT Better'! Nine Yards was entertaining, the jokes worked. Ten Yards is so bad that we walked away before the ending.

Although the same cast returns for this second bout, this one is boring, with loud yelling throughout, no chemistry, a waste of talented actors, and, a waste of our money.

Reading other comments, apparently some folks liked it. We give it a portion of one star. Our recommendation: Save your money, or wait until it's free and you have absolutely nothing better to do.

This film is about a dentist's wife getting kidnapped, and he has to find another hit-man to rescue his wife.

I remember "The Whole Nine Yards" being really funny. It's a few years since I last saw it, but I still remember it being entertaining and witty. I hoped "The Whole Ten Yards" to be the same, but I was disappointed. I find this film very silly. Basically it involves Matt Perry acting very silly all the time, which gets annoying after ten minutes. So by the time the film is half way through, it already is boring. Bruce Willis' transformation into a family man is over the top and not funny. Amanda Peet's character is the only one that is slightly more normal, but her alone is not enough to carry the film. I find "The Whole Ten Yards" only marginally entertaining, and very disappointing.

An unnecessary sequel if there ever was one finds bumbling dentist Oz (Perry) now happily married to Cynthia (Henstridge), until she's kidnapped by vengeful mobster Lazlo Gogolák (Pollak) and his Hungarian crew who know that former associate Jimmy Tudeski (Willis) is still alive. Not capable of getting her back by himself, Oz enlists the aid of Jimmy and wife Jill (Peet); she's just itching to get back into the game, but unfortunately Jimmy has put the old life behind him in favor of staying at home and obsessing over the cleanliness of his surroundings. The same cast that brought such glee and energy to The Whole Nine Yards flounders in this embarrassingly unfunny follow-up where the film's ridiculous story throws out one silly plot twist after another and an abundance of desperate gags. A feeling of utter hopelessness permeates each scene, and at times the actors appear as if they're begging for help. *