Kangaroo Jack (2003)
1h 29m | PG-13
Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go all wrong when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
Director: David McNally
Studio: Castle Rock Entertainment
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Crime
Video: 720p
Cast
Jerry O'Connell
as Charlie Carbone
Anthony Anderson
as Louis Booker
Estella Warren
as Jessie
Christopher Walken
as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Michael Shannon
as Frankie Lombardo
Marton Csokas
as Mr. Smith
Reviews
**_Fun adventure in the Outback_** Two Brooklyn friends (Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson) are commissioned by a mob boss (Christopher Walken) to deliver $50,000 to a shady character in the Outback. The operation goes awry when a kangaroo inadvertently runs off with one of the guys’ jacket… and the money. Michael Shannon is on hand as a mob heavy. "Kangaroo Jack" (2003) is a likable family-friendly adventure/comedy with the typical eye-rolling kid humor (e.g. fart jokes). It’s fun, harmless hokum highlighted by spectacular Australian cinematography and the beautiful Estella Warren as an Outback preservationist. The humorous camaraderie of the protagonists is another highpoint. But the story isn’t as compelling as I hoped it would be and the camera never really captures Estella’s beauty beyond her lovely face and bosom. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes and was shot in Australia and Brooklyn with reshoots done in Los Angeles. GRADE: C+