Free Money (1998)

Free Money (1998)-*1\2

Directed by: Yves Simoneau

Starring: Charlie "Charles" Sheen, Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Thomas Haden Church, Mira Sorvino, Martin Sheen, and David Arquette












Charles strikes again in this a middle of the road "comedy" with next to no laughs.

This Charles outing is decent but this is a pretty low-key performance. Marlon Brando stands out as the big fat warden (who looks just like Wilford Brimley) who is of father of two twin daughters that Charles and Thomas Haden Churches' character want to date. Brando than brandishes a whip for no reason. He actually tortures Sheen and Church for minutes on end. It is really weird.



There's also a subplot with Mira Sorvino and Donald Sutherland that forgets to develop and it hurts the film a little. I'm still trying to figure out why Charlie wanted to change his name. Every movie with "Charles" has been pretty bad.



Comeuppance review by: Ty

The Darwin Awards (2006)

The Darwin Awards (2006) -* * *

Directed By: Finn Taylor

Starring: Winona Ryder, Joseph Fiennes, Juilette Lewis, Chris Penn, and David Arquette










The Darwin Awards is a funny dark comedy.

Michael Burrows (Fiennes) is obsessed with "The Darwin Awards" which is about people who kill themselves in the stupidest way possible. After he's fired from his detective job, he goes on a quest with Siri (Ryder) to figure why this happens.



Fiennes and Ryder have decent chemistry and the all-star cameos are fun to watch. Arquette's bit is interesting about the guy who puts a rocket on his car. It's also nice to see one of Penn's last performances. The ending involving Metallica was a little lame though. They don't need to act.




Once again, it's odd that such a big film goes straight-to-video, but it's better than the movie staying on some shelf somewhere collecting dust.

Overall, The Darwin Awards is worth seeing for the acting and the crazy stunts.


Comeuppance Review by: Ty