Chain of Fools

2000
14A
1h 38m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,0/10

4,4 k

MA NOTE

Salma Hayek, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Hyde Pierce, Steve Zahn, and David Cross in Chain of Fools (2000)

Liretrailer2 min 07 s

1 vidéo

32 photos

Comedy Crime

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueSalma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.Salma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.Salma Hayek plays an avid detective assigned to the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.

Directors
- Pontus Löwenhielm
- Patrick von Krusenstjerna
Writer
- Bix Skahill
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,0/10

4,4 k

MA NOTE

Directors
- Pontus Löwenhielm
- Patrick von Krusenstjerna
Writer
- Bix Skahill
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Claudia Schiffer was originally cast as Karen.

Gaffes
When Mikey (Elijah Wood) is about to shoot Bollingsworth (Tom Wilkinson), he points a Walther P99 pistol at him. The pistol is, however, not cocked as revealed by the absence of the bright red "cocked" indicator below the rear sights. This would make it impossible for the weapon to fire. (This may have been an intentional precaution by the filmmakers as the weapon has no safety switch.)

Citations
Mikey: Excuse me, is this chair being used?
Snotty Man: Does it look like it's being used?
Mikey: "Does it look like it's being used?" That's a good one.
[Mikey picks up the chair and smashes the man with it]
Mikey: Now it's being used.

Connexions
Referenced in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Episode #7.157 (2011)

Bandes originales
Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)
Written by Matt Sims & David Cooley
Performed by Citizen King
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

Commentaires des utilisateurs22

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Commentaire en vedette

7/10

Aptly named

This is basically a "laugh at the losers" episode flick in the vein of "Short Cuts", without the pretension and with a healthy dose of Quentin Tarantino thrown in for good measure (sans the nastiness and macho violence.) Chain of Fools boasts the essential (for this type of movie) array of crooks and oddballs; from Jeff Goldblum's psychopathic rent-a-thief character to Elijah Wood's adolescent aspiring hitman.

The film is uneven, which is probably a result of the relative inexperience of the director(s). There are several scenes that just feel pointless, and the Bollingsworth character could have used a little polishing, but on the whole the movie is thoroughly enjoyable. Steve Zahn is great as the loser protagonist, Elijah Wood shines as the hitman wannabe, Jeff Goldblum turns in a solid performance and sexy Salma Hayek once again demonstrates she can do a lot more than just look pretty and dance with snakes.

Chain of Fools is no Pulp Fiction, but it has got an endearing quality all of its own. If Tarantino and the Coen brothers were to do a movie together I imagine you would get something a lot like this.

I give it 7/10, where Pulp Fiction is a 10/10 and The Big Lebowski is a 9/10.