The Search for One-eye Jimmy

Badly acted, poorly shot, and no story line. Not even the various cameo's could save this dire film. Whilst it does contain a few funny moments ( most notably L.Jackson's appearance), it really is not worth the time it takes to sit through. It did strike me that perhaps it was shot during the process of making another movie, as a kind of side project,but even that would not excuse the rubbish results. I'm not usually so harsh but would hate anyone to have to sit through even ten minutes of this movie. However, to back up my claims, I know that most of the people who ignore my warning's will wish they hadn't after the first ten minutes of this nonsense.

This is a gem that slipped past you. This movie has a huge cast of Grade A actors that deliver a none stop funny story. Be prepared for Col Ron, Joe Head and Disco Bean! This is the kind of movie that a bunch of friend that happen to be actors, producers and directors make when they get together with a couple of cases of beer and some free time! It is a must see!!!

I recently bought this film on DVD for £1.99. Lucky for me it came with 4 other films too. I watched this first anticipating it to be the worst movie on the DVD and it did not disappoint. I must admit I am not a fan of John Turturro, Samuel L Jackson or Steve Buscemi, I generally find them annoying in films. Though they are for the most part good character actors, it is the characters they tend to play that are annoying. The film itself has a very decent cast (though mostly before the peak of their careers). However I just found the characters to be extremely dumb and uninteresting, unfunny and Irritating. It makes you wonder why the Holt McCallany character wanted to go back and make a film about the people in the place where he grew up. The film was a complete waste of time and ultimately when you finally find out what happened to Jimmy it is another letdown. Avoid this Movie at all costs it wastes a decent cast and you will never get back the time you spent watching this rubbish.

If not for the long list of known actors in the movie, all you have is a group of friends getting together to make a movie. Not that I didn't like seeing Boom Boom Mancini in a movie, but give me a break. It's obvious that most of these actors only worked on the film for a day, maybe two. The storyline is so simple that it makes other independent (no budget) movies look like Gone With the Wind. The lack of interesting direction and with the 'not so perfect' acting, makes The search for One-eye Jimmy not worth searching. The treats of this film is the list of actors who are in the movie. All 3 of the Turturro actors make an appearance and most of the actors are six if not two or three degrees of separation from one another. Many of the actors are in other movies with one another. Makes it more easy to say that The Search for One-eye Jimmy was an effort made by a group of friends wanting to make a movie. My guess, it was shot in under 1 week.

This film makes me feel good in a similar way to Napoleon Dynamite. It's not really about anything other than the day to day lives of some goofy and not so intelligent characters and how they latch on to a little bit of excitement in the form of a missing person from the neighborhood but that's what makes it a gem. Not every film needs to make some huge statement or have some hidden, deeper message. This is a strong cast of future heavy hitters from before several of them stepped into wider spread fame. If you love the Sopranos then several faces in this one will pleasantly surprise you and if you don't this one might still entertain you nonetheless. It's silly as can be but I found myself laughing out loud at several points and there are only a handful of films which have ever accomplished that. It's a fun time if nothing else and who doesn't need a little of that in today's world....

I rented this movie recently, just because it had Steve Buscemi. I never heard of it, so I assumed it was just a no-name flop. But I watched it and it was much more than I expected. If I wouldn't have known better, I would think it was an Ethan and Joel Coen movie. But it's really a movie by the producer of "Seinfeld". It was entertaining from beginning to end. I give it four stars out of five.