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Rat Race is yet another attempt this summer at the good old fashioned American mindless slap stick comedy. Ever since the Farrelly Brothers scored big a few years back with There's Something About Mary and Dumb & Dumber, the studios have been more willing to take a chance on these type of comedies. Some are good, but we've also been subjected to some movies that are almost embarassing to watch as a result. However, Rat Race is from Jerry Zucker of Naked Gun and Airplane fame, so we went into this one with an open mind despite the trailers looking somewhat lame.
Our group of racers includes Rowan Atkinson playing a narcoleptic foreigner. We also have a mother, played by Whoopi, who has just been reunited with her daughter she gave up for adoption. Cuba Gooding Jr., who must've lost a bet, is also in the cast playing a NFL referee who just blew one of the largest calls in football history and hated by all gamblers. Breckin Meyer is the straight and narrow uptight guy. The bumbling scam artist brothers are played by Seth Green and Vince Vieluf. And last, but certainly not least is Jon Lovitz who is on vacation with his family. Our racers of course run into tons of obstacles along the way and tons of additional stars in various roles along the road to New Mexico. Kathy Bates, Dean Cain, Wayne Knight, Dave Thomas and Paul Rodriguez are among some of the other stars in the film. Unfortunately even with all of this star power, and a Zucker at the helm, the movie still drags at points as many of the gags fall flat. There are some really classic funny bits in this movie, but it can wait for DVD. We're giving it 2 stars as there's a bit too many slow spots where the laughs just aren't there to make us recommend this one as a movie that has to be seen on the big screen.
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premise of this movie is at least somewhat original. A Vegas casino
owner, played by John Cleese, selects a group of people from different
walks of life to have a race. The race is simple, they have to get
to a train station locker in Silver City, NM. First one to get there
and unlock gets the two million dollars inside. That's it, no other
rules, anything goes. 
posted 08-19-2001 04:19 AM
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