Click to read the article
Comment
12/30/06
Big Trouble (2002)
48
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:110
Fresh:53
Rotten:57
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: With its large cast and frantic comic pacing, Big Trouble labors for slapstick-style hilarity, but it never really gains steam.
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In Barry Sonnenfeld's BIG TROUBLE, based on the novel by Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry, Tim Allen stars as Eliot Arnold, a former Miami Herald columnist whose wife has left him, drives a Geo,... [More]
Starring: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Reviews for Big Trouble
Top CriticClick to read the article
04/29/09
Click to read the article
11/19/08
Click to read the article
08/07/08
Faithful to the events in Barry's novel, lifts a good deal of his witty dialogue, and recruits a proven cast of laugh-winners. Why, then, is it so resolutely unfunny?
07/23/07
Click to read the article
05/26/06
Click to read the article
12/06/05
Top CriticThe worst thing someone could say about "Big Trouble" is that it's too much like "Get Shorty," which is one of the best reasons to go see the film
02/24/04
Click to read the article
02/01/04
Top CriticSprawling comedy has a few laughs in it -- and the specter of recent events hanging over it.
07/17/03
Director Barry Sonnenfeld unites an incredibly unique and charismatic ensemble cast for this witty adaptation of Dave Barry's 1998 novel.
05/20/03
Click to read the article
04/05/03
Click to read the article
03/05/03
...a highly enjoyable romp that is as multi-faceted as it is tightly constructed.
02/08/03
Big Trouble is one of those great big silly capers that fails at juggling its dark humor while feeling cutesy in its ability to dance around the plot contrivances...derivative, offensive, stylish and smirky crime caper.
02/04/03
Tim Allen is great in his role but never hogs the scenes from his fellow cast, as there are plenty of laughs and good lines for everyone in this comedy.
12/08/02
It's a good thing Tim Allen has Santa Claus to fall back on because any more pictures like this one and he'd be in BIG trouble.
11/07/02
In this clumsy attempt to merge farce with satire, the jokes repeatedly miss the mark.
11/06/02
Huffs like a bus headed uphill while Mr. Sonnenfeld and company shovel on weirdness and hope for the best.
10/15/02
...Big Trouble is...one of the more enjoyable comedies to emerge in a good long while.
09/26/02
Latest News for Big Trouble
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube 
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds