Zero Effect

Excellent story and dialog. Certainly underrated. The film has great performances by Bill Pullman and Kim Dickens, as well as Ben Stiller. This one seems to have gone unnoticed by most people, but it was clever and entertaining. The plot... Full review

Not a good thing. The title describes the actual feeling that the film leaves you with. ZERO. Thanks for reading and good night.... Full review

APPEALING CAST. BILL PULLMAN AND BEN STILLER ARE BOTH GOOD. RYAN O'NEAL IS ESPECIALLY GOOD. I JUST FOUND IT TO BE A LITTLE UNINVOLVING AND SLOW, BUT STILL QUITE WATCHABLE.... Full review

APPEALING CAST. BILL PULLMAN AND BEN STILLER ARE BOTH GOOD. RYAN O'NEAL IS ESPECIALLY GOOD. I JUST FOUND IT TO BE A LITTLE UNINVOLVING AND SLOW, BUT STILL QUITE WATCHABLE.... Full review

OK, I thought this was an excellent movie. Having said that, where is the credit to Arthur Conan Doyle? When movies are based on the works of Shakespeare, such as modern day versions of Hamlet and Macbeth they always credit... Full review

If you like a detective story where the detective is a bit mentally ill, rent this one. The story is very good, better than the movie jacket makes it out to be. The acting was good all around, even the female... Full review

If you like a detective story where the detective is a bit mentally ill, rent this one. The story is very good, better than the movie jacket makes it out to be. The acting was good all around, even the female... Full review

Zero effect wasnt a big movie and im sure most people dont even remember it, but it was a great story and movie. Its worthy to rent and i recommend it to everyone... Full review

my friends watched this movie and they highly recommended me to watch it. once the film start, i can feel it'll be an interesting story.. but as the story goes, the simplicity becomes obvious.. quite good casts it has but as... Full review

my friends watched this movie and they highly recommended me to watch it. once the film start, i can feel it'll be an interesting story.. but as the story goes, the simplicity becomes obvious.. quite good casts it has but as... Full review

As played by Bill Pullman in his best performance to date, Zero is both the model of insanity and the model of genius.....More importantly, the two stars have an effective chemistry, with each actor playing off the other with impeccable comic timing.....watching it play out with both seriousness and silliness is a genuine treat for any mystery fan..... ... Full Review

and, if you dig deep enough, occasionally a great movie.....I don't care what anyone says, Bill Pullman is an awesome fucking actor.....Jake Kasdan, in his directorial debut, does a competent job as a writer as well.....As Darryl Zero, private dick extroidinaire, Pullman has some of his most memorable moments..... ... Full Review

Pullman is brilliant as the deranged detective Zero. Zero, however, isn't satisfied with just finding the blackmailer, he wants to get to the bottom of why the blackmailer is doing this and what Stark is being blackmailed for. ... Full Review

The problem with Kasdan's film is....Mixing excessive plot intricacies and broad, quirky comedy, the film ends up as a mildly puzzling sophomoric diversion..... ... Full Review

"Zero Effect" is a melange of hip humor, whodunit and pop psychoanalysis. ... Full Review

As you've surely noticed, we call this little column o' video-rental recommendations "I'm Staying Home"-and in this week's installment, you'll "stay home" in more ways than one! ... Full Article

Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman), private detective, has taken the 20th century artform of complete detachment to its zenith. He is a mysterious man who maintains no personal connections, no foolish passions, no . . . well, no real life to... ... Full Article

Maxwell Smart? Austin Powers? Not even close, but that's what first time writer/director Jake Kasden -- nepotunistic son of Lawrence ("Silverado" and "The Big Chill") -- appears to be aiming for with this underwhelming detective spoof. ... Full Article

"Zero Effect" is a film that can't make up its mind. When we first enter the world of oddball private-eye, Darryl Zero, the flick's a not even half-baked farce with a plot that's only incidental to the zany antics of... ... Full Article

Drama: A private detective finds his method of professional objectivity threatened when he begins to fall for a woman involved in his latest investigation.Gregory Stark (RYAN O'NEAL) is a Portland timber tycoon with two big problems. ... Full Article

But if you're Jake Kasdan, you don't wait at all because daddy is Lawrence Kasdan and little Hollywood weasels are lined up like prostitutes just waiting to lick the sweat off your testicles. ... Full Article