a wildly uneven film where the major problem be the uneasy mix of comedy and thriller . to me and the unusual premise be clearly a comedic one and and they should have go for an all out comedy . for example and rock have some funny line but occasionally he be too unlikable for a comedy . the scene where betty husband get scalp be too nasty for what should have be a less violent comedy . an even good example be the hollywood leftist writer preach to u tritely through freeman character and early on and about the plight of the indian while i mean yawn . they should have give freeman something funny to say in that segment and but that be of course much more difficult than to simply write him a boring pc speech . there be yet more new age pc ness in the form of the end represent the girl not only doesn not get the boy she get no boy at all while in fact and the message be that the girl need no boy at all . bit of a feminist statement there . the first half hour be weak and but the movie get well ironically once zellweger get to kinnear . i say ironically because i be not much of a fan of kinnear and though he solid here . zellweger be very cute and a usual while she have the sort of all american cute look which should appeal to almost every guy and and i have to wonder why more of such woman aren not represent nowadays and instead of the dog who inexplicably become star and such a diaz and robert and aniston and lopez and or barrymore . since the movie try to be very serious at time and i have no choice but to criticize freeman character which be the gangster equivalent of the movie world hooker with the heart of gold . there be also absolutely nothing in the relationship between freeman and rock to suggest even remotely that they be father and son .