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Dirty Work

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Dirty Work (1998)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:5

Rotten:24

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: MacDonald stars as Mitch Weaver, a down on his luck guy who has been annoying to most everyone who has crossed him. In an effort to raise money for one of his pals, Mitch embarks on a freelance... MacDonald stars as Mitch Weaver, a down on his luck guy who has been annoying to most everyone who has crossed him. In an effort to raise money for one of his pals, Mitch embarks on a freelance revenge scheme. [More]

Starring: Norm MacDonald, Jack Warden, Don Rickles, Christopher McDonald

Starring: Norm MacDonald, Jack Warden, Don Rickles, Christopher McDonald, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Gary Coleman, Ken Norton, John Goodman, Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf

Director: Bob Saget

Director: Bob Saget
Screenwriter: Frank Sebastiano, Norm MacDonald, Fred Wolf
Producer: Robert Simonds
Composer: Richard Gibbs

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Reviews for Dirty Work

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Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 1 Comment
10/18/08
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Tasteless? Oh, yeah.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
Globe and Mail
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Boxoffice Magazine

A stupid lowdown vulgar comedy.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle

The jokes just aren't funny, and Macdonald's sardonic, 'non-acting' style of acting quickly becomes tiresome.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Worthless but awfully earnest slapstick from Macdonald, who ain't finding the Big Screen quite so simple.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

A tone-deaf, scattershot and dispiritingly cheesy affair with more groans than laughs.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
David Kronke
David Kronke
Los Angeles Times
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Attempts to carry on the comedic-vengeance tradition, with arguably mixed results.

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01/01/00
Ed Kelleher
Ed Kelleher
Film Journal International

No review available.

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07/28/05
Emanuel Levy
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10/18/08
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

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03/25/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

: "Saturday Night Live" alum Norm Macdonald's feature debut ain't great, but he is.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

Why does Hollywood think that everyone who ever appeared on "Saturday Night Live" deserves a film career as a reward? What's the excuse for showcasing Norm Macdonald, a third-rate Dennis Miller knockoff whose delivery is slower than Priority Mail?

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
06/23/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Didn't provide enough good jokes to sustain anything more than a half hour TV program.

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01/01/00
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

The outrageousness isn't consistently sustained, and the pic tends to peter out somewhere around the two thirds mark.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/02/08
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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...proves that a comedy doesn't need an R rating to be crude, rude, or stupid. Even an innocent PG-13 can do the trick.

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04/08/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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10/18/08
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

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08/17/03
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
N/R

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Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
10/18/08
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
 
 
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