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It's worse than the title suggests.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
It takes a thief to nail a crook.
2001 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Sam Weisman
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What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Overview
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
Director and cast
- Sam Weisman Director
- Martin Lawrence as Kevin Caffery
- Danny DeVito as Max Fairbanks
- John Leguizamo as Berger
- Glenne Headly as Gloria Sidell
- Carmen Ejogo as Amber Belhaven
- Bernie Mac as Uncle Jack
- Larry Miller as Earl Radburn
- Nora Dunn as Lutetia Fairbanks
- William Fichtner as Detective Alex Tardio
- Richard Schiff as Walter Greenbaum
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
10%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A pinpoint study in what not to do with an adaptation, as well as in why altering a well-known fictional character to suit a poorly cast star is almost always a bad idea.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Rotten
I'd rather watch a forgotten houseplant dehydrate and die.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Rotten
This is the kind of do-nothing movie you eventually quit watching on an airplane. Unfortunately, theaters don't supply SkyMall catalogues to take up the slack.
Paul Tatara, CNN.com
Rotten
Suffocated by its own plot.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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