Mouse Hunt - DTS Rating: Release Date: 04 March, 2003 Retail Price: $12.99 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Nathan Lane Lee Evans Christopher Walken Christopher Lee Complete Cast (7 total)

Mouse Hunt - DTS Reviews

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Laurel and Hardy + Mouse = Lots of fun
In the wrong hands this could easily have turned into a cruel slapstick and nothing else. It's easy to see this sort of thing turning into a Home Alone type thing with the mouse dishing out cruel punishment after cruel punishment. However it's more than that, although it has elements of those films. The film is witty - mixing the slapstick with a more adult humor and, although the slapstick is cartoony, it is also clever and imaginative in most cases.

The strength of the film is in three performances. First and second are Lane and Evans, both having an air of Laurel and Hardy (especially Lane) and they make for a good double act. Lane gets to do his usual stuff while the more goofy antics of Lars suit Evans' stand-up routine background to the ground. However the main success is the mouse. In other hands he would have been a mere excuse for destruction, however here he has `humanity' - a character if you will. This is perfectly demonstrated by the unintentional chase with a nail gun - how dramatic! How tense! But also how touching - the mouse is given intelligence and has a motivation for what happens.

Of course at heart this is a kid's film and it is a very good one at that. However these other points give it the feel that it was made for adults too. Certainly the inclusion of Walken as a pest controller is one no child will get.

Overall this is well made and is more that just a crude slapstick affair. It can be enjoyed on that level but it just feels that little more mature. To illustrate what I mean - can you imagine the difference if Chris Columbus had directed it? Now you've got me!


Hard price to pay for good music.
To tell the truth, I bought this DVD because I liked the music and couldn't find a decently priced CD of the soundtrack. The movie has a few good moments, but it's hard to decide whether to root for Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, or for the mouse. A few good comedic ideas that just aren't developed very well. Worth it ONLY if you're a hardcore fan of Nathan Lane (or Christopher Walken).

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