it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Both of the primary actresses smoke heavily. So for me, the movie was gross.I get tired of hearing women bragging during conversation how they smoke and have had kids without birth defects, how their mom or friends etc smoke with no defects.Most birth defects are not visible. I wonder if the movie got some monetary props for this kind of smoking from cig companies

The Whole Nine Yards (2000): Dir: Jonathan Lynn / Cast: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amanda Peet: Caper comedy about the trouble we sometimes find ourselves in and the emotional endurance to figure out a solution. Matthew Perry plays a dentist who hates his marriage. Bruce Willis plays a criminal who moves in next door and refuses the witness protection program. Perry is blackmailed by his wife to expose him and reap profit. Clever concept littered with clichés. The ending uplifts criminals with humour evolving around murder. Director Jonathan Lynn previously made Sgt. Bilko but here his directing is more conventional. Willis plays Jimmy the Tulip as the ominous new neighbour who is way ahead in the con game. Perry as the depressed dentist is miserable until he becomes stranded within danger and lust. Michael Clarke Duncan plays Willis's right hand man who at first is seen as an enemy. The handling of the character in the conclusion is too conventional. Natasha Henstridge is less than effective as Willis's ex-wife. Her romance with Perry is more predictable formula than anything. Amanda Peet steals every scene she is in as Perry's dental assistant who desires to meet Jimmy. Theme regards the curious lifestyles of those living around us. It never goes the whole nine yards but the ground it does cover is a hoot at best. Score: 5 ½ / 10

I think the term 'Black Comedy' best describes this film because it does not necessarily fall into the category of art-house, nor do I believe that it falls into the category of independent, though I would certainly not consider it your typical Hollywood film (an though it is set in Canada I believe it is basically an American films). The story is about a dentist named Oz who is married to a wife that makes one wonder if he is being punished for a crime that he committed in another life and is stuck paying off her father's debt that he inherited after her father committed suicide.Then a former hit-man who ratted out a Chicago mob boss moves in next door and she sees a double opportunity. First she could rat him out to the Chicago mob and collect on a finder's fee, and secondly (if that doesn't work out) she can hire him to kill Oz so she can collect on his life insurance. The problem is that she has already been trying to do this, and the last assassin she hired ended up liking Oz and could not bring herself around to killing him. As for Oz, while he is in Chicago he ends up meeting the hit-man's wife and falling in love with her, only to discover that the hit-man does not believe in divorce.This is a great movie that will have you in absolute stitches the first time you see it (and maybe the second time as well) however the problem is that it relies too much upon the many twists and turns and in the end, once you know what is going to happen, it ceases to be all that wonderful anymore. Unfortunately this film simply does not have the staying power that some of the other black comedies that I own have, and in fact it seems to have pretty much fallen to the wayside. In a way it is not like Pulp Fiction or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, that have a cult following, but rather one of those films that you can say, oh, I remember that, and then move on to something else.

The Whole Nine Yards gives you all sides to the story. Oz (good name) getting mixed up with his gangster neighbor Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (what a great name) while rival gangster Janni Gogolak (what a great name) is wanting Jimmy and Oz dead but meanwhile Oz is falling for Jimmy's ex-wife Cynthia (really good name) whilst Oz' current wife Sophie (name) is trying to get Special Agent Steve Hanson (fairly horrible name) to whack Oz all while Jill St. Claire (ok name), Jimmy's biggest fan, and Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa (niiiice name) try to team up with Jimmy and Oz to kill Janni and all his men. Bruce Willis is so funny, not in this movie, but just in general. Matthew Perry holds his own and is in no way disappointing. Kevin Pollack is comical and dialed in. Natasha Henstridge is worth all the risk. I cannot get enough of Roseanna Arquette's character. Amanda Peet hands down gives the best performance, she really has nice tits. Michael Clarke Duncan provides a strong supporting presence. Harland Williams is well-cast and adds his bit of funny to the movie. The Whole Nine Yards is silly and entertaining the whole way through. The part at the very end on the boat where Jimmy tosses Oz the canned beer but it just flies right past his head, that's a classic funny moment!