David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg, two actors whom I'm quite fond of, both have starred in very good sitcoms and for Simon Pegg at least has done some very good movies with the likes of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz but how does he fare without Nick Frost by his side?
Well first of all the title of the movie "Big Nothing" is very misleading because there's quite a lot going on. The movie is about Charlie (David) who's about to start a new job in a call center however after being sacked on his first because of the influence of Gus (Simon), things look a bit desperate for Charlie who doesn't want to fess up to his cop wife. So Gus attempts to make it up to Charlie by letting him in on a scam where they will blackmail an unsuspecting Reverand (who's been up to some unholy things). A third co-star Josie (Alice Eve) soon wants in and so begins the madness.
The plan of just picking up the money of course doesn't go to plan as a number of plot twists arise, all based around money, murder and misunderstandings. Nobody ever really turns out to be who they seem and at times it makes the story very difficult to follow but sometimes the crazy twists turn out to be quite hilairious. The relationship between Charlie and Gus as you might imagine is also pretty funny, the two contrast quite a bit and this makes a few good back and forths.
The story is very dark as well as strange and if you enjoy not knowing what will happen next it's worth giving a shot but if not it may be hard to get in to, the story never really grips you and it's only until a very un hollywood like ending that you start to feel a bit of a connection with the characters. Still it's a welcome change from movies that take themselves too seriously and because of this it aims to entertain rather than be a piece of "moving art" which in somes cases is the better option.
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