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Steve Ford: a detective who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches, and wild about his dog, Buddy. But when his beloved pet is stolen by local thugs, Steve makes a questionable alliance with their devious leader, Spyder. Teaming up with his best friend, Steve pulls out the big guns in search of Spyder's stolen cocaine and cash in order to set things straight and get Buddy back where he belongs. Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, and Kal Penn co-star in this bullet-ridden action-comedy that shows just how far one man will go for his dog.
"Once Upon a Time in Venice" doesn't come through with any enlivening clarity, and while Willis isn't revelatory here, at least he's awake. Sort of. That's almost worth a recommendation alone.
Looked at from a certain angle, Once Upon a Time in Venice plays as a document of how much humiliation Bruce Willis is willing to undergo for a paycheck.
It's as much a snapshot of a screwball neighborhood as it is a loose-ended shaggy dog story, with a weird, buoyant spirit that lifts it up over its somewhat sloppy storytelling.
Bruce Willis' latest effort to dislodge his film career from a stubborn rut goes unrewarded with "Once Upon a Time in Venice," a wincingly unfunny comedy caper set along L.A.'s funky beach community.
This charming, scruffy dog story pits a laid-back Los Angeles P.I. against a motley crew of lowlifes, wastrels and crooks...think Keanu with a very cute pup.