Stark Raving Mad

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Stark Raving Mad ★★ ½ 2002 (R)

Likeable hood Ben (Scott) inherits a big debt to gangster Mr. Gregory (Phillips) after his brother is murdered. His chance to clear it is by stealing a valuable statue from a bank vault located next to a Chinese nightclub that will be hosting a loud and crowded rave. Of course there's all kinds of complicatons, including a potential double-cross, a local Triad member who wants the statue for himself, and a couple of feds working a drug operation on the club. Scott maintains his goofy charm and adds some physical action to the mix but there's nothing new about this tired plot. 98m/C DVD . Seann William Scott, Lou Diamond Phillips, Patrick Breen, Terry Chen, Monet Mazur, Suzy Nakamura, Timm Sharp, John Crye, Adam Arkin, Dave Foley, Kavan Smith; D: David Schneider, Drew Drywalt; W: David Schneider, Drew Drywalt; C: Chuck Cohen; M: John Digweed, Nick Muir.