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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good concept, poorly executed.

best movie i've ever seen.

Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) is very successful writer and a winner of Pulitzer award; and he decides to buy a vacation home on a resort in New England. In front of his house police mistakes him for a burglar. Soon Chief Tolliver (Dabney Coleman) realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity, in election year, he offers Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage) a deal. Amos is just another ordinary thief, who has to pretend to take Andrew as prisoner and hold him for ransom but let him go and escape. But everything doesn't go according to the plan.Amos & Andrew is just another light comedy that you shouldn't take too seriously. It has two great actors: Cage and Jackson and few funny situations. The important part of the whole story is white and black people in America. Director E. Max Frye really puts this issue in the middle of the story and he doesn't steps on any side. He showed white people who only cares about money and power, just like Chief Tolliver (in election year). He showed black people who are obsessed with that felling that they are different from others (Andrew Sterling, Reverend Fenton Brunch) and that white people are always trying to back them down. Actually only positive character is Amos Odell. And he is criminal. Ironic, isn't it?

The theme of racial bigotry is quite outdated, so the film's social commentary didn't really intrigue me. But it did make me laugh. Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson (both on my favorite actors list) give spirited performances. And I liked the rap song at the end by Sir Mix A Lot, which pretty much sums up the film's themes in a nutshell. The story is predictable and the comedy never hits a bull's eye, but it comes close enough. "Amos and Andrew" is not a memorable comedy, but it's worth watching, especially if you're a fan of the two main actors. My score: 7 (out of 10)

This movie definitely isn't the best, but it is very much underrated. It was an enjoyable movie to watch. Samuel L. Jackson is always great, and Cage isn't that bad. It wasn't that great of a movie, but you can't help but to be interested in it. I would give it a 6 out of 10!

One of the most underrated, overlooked comedies of the 1990s, and a social satire that DOES work, Maltin's faulty opinion to the contrary. Cage is brilliant, as is Bob Balaban. Writer/director E. Max Frye deserved much better reception for this sharp, smart piece of work. Unfortunately, the film's ending was apparently re-worked, to the satisfaction of almost no one on the creative team.Coincidentally, the angry mob torch scene in this movie was shot practically the same time the 'Rodney King' riots unfolded 3000 miles away in LA.