Once Upon a Time in Venice 2017

Never mess with a man's dog

5.2 / 10   596 vote(s)
R
Action Comedy Thriller Mystery

Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy. When local thugs steal Buddy, Ford turns to Spyder, their devious leader, and forges an unlikely alliance. With help from his best friend, Steve pulls out the big guns to retrieve Spyder's stolen cash and cocaine and save Buddy.

Release Date 2017-06-08
Runtime 1h 34m
Directors Mark Cullen, Amir Mokri, Robb Cullen
Producers Jonathan Deckter, Stephen J. Eads, Nicolas Chartier, Laura Ford, Bruce Wayne Gillies, Robb Cullen, Patrick Newall, Zev Foreman, Howard Irving Young, Mark Cullen
Writers Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen

A patently unfunny comedy, whose audience-gateway character is the most annoying of the bunch. Moderately uplifted by setting, the fact that Bruce Willis wasn't 100% phoning it in for once, John Goodman once again "going through some stuff", and the always endearing Jason Momoa... Who is apparently Mexican for some reason.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

Gimly