American Detective
6.5
1999
1 hr 17 min
Drama
, Comedy
An awkward loner becomes a mail-order private investigator, only to become somewhat of a bumbling stalker for the girl of his dreams.
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- Cast：
- Jonny Mars , Bill Wise , Mike Mitchell , David Blackwell
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Reviews
Good idea lost in the noise
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Absolutely the worst movie.
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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
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It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
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