| View Larger Image | Partners | DVDStarring: Casper Van Dien, David Paymer, Vanessa Angel, Jenifer Lewis, Seiko Matsuda
Directed By: Joey Travolta
Also With: Joey Travolta (Producer), Alexander Tabrizi (Producer), Alfred Sapse (Producer), Carmen M. Miller (Producer), Paula M. Bass (Producer), Jeff A. Ferrell (Writer), Timothy Puntillo (Writer)
| List Price: | $9.99 | |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 90 minutes | | Format: | Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | Image Entertainment | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.78:1 | | Release Date: | July 31, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 63,667rd |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Partners by Jerry R. Miller (Los Angeles)  5 Stars
October 27, 2009
Surprising little story about computer software theft with different partners involved. David Paymer was never better, Casper never handsomer, and the various characters were spot on -- well casted, well executed, well produced all around.
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good movie about low-lifes... by John C. Bendheim (Verbank, NY)  4 Stars
May 23, 2009
I love movies about benigh low-lifes and how they struggle with the real world, as I had to when I was much younger. I have to recommend this one fairly highly. It's a subjective thing at this point.
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Handcuffs and hairpins... by trebe  3 Stars
August 13, 2002
Partners, is a low budget, comedy adventure, that features the odd pairing of Casper Van Dien, with David Paymer. Van Dien is "Axel", a drifting pickpocket and petty thief. Paymer is "Bob", a man who has had enough, and won't take it any more. To prevent his employer from stealing software he developed, Bob has abandoned his wife, and run off, with the program in a briefcase chained to his wrist. He is on board a bus bound for LA, when the opportunistic Axel, lifts the case. Soon the two men are "partners" in the scheme to sell the valuable contents. After procuring a car, the two set off for LA. There, with the help of Bob's beautiful Japanese girlfriend "Lin" (Seiko Matsuda), they plan to sell the stolen goods to an Asian buyer. After hitting town, they settle in at a motel, and begin to make their moves, doubling the selling price for the goods, at the meeting with the Asians. Axel renews ties with his estranged girlfriend, "Angel" (Vanessa Angel), and leaves the valuable briefcase with her for "safekeeping". A detective (Jennifer Lewis) is also hot on Bob's trail, determined to recover the missing software. With millions at stake, the players scamper to recover the briefcase, arrange an exchange, and then double cross and kill each other. The open-ended finish is interesting, and Bob does prove that he is not a total nerd.Not great by any means, Joey Travolta's production is on par with a made for TV movie. The comedy isn't "laugh out loud", and the acting won't win any awards, but Partners is still entertaining, as the offbeat Van Dien/Paymer pairing, works just well enough. There is brief nudity, but not of the "angelic" variety. This little adventure, with some light comedy thrown in, is worth at least rental consideration. This feature does not have subtitles.
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Unexpectedly good 4 Stars
April 22, 2002
This movie could have been awful. Some things about it are, kind of - some of the acting is wobbly, some of the pacing is a little slow. But it's unexpectedly funny, with a great starring role for David Paymer (a brilliant actor who's spent his entire career playing sidekicks and minor characters). There's some real chemistry between him and Casper van D., and the script is genuinely clever. Starts out very amusingly, and about thirty twists, turns and reverses later, it ends with a final reverse I did NOT see coming. Not art, but a great guilty pleasure. Compared to your average straight-to-video feature: way more intelligent character interaction, way less of the usual by-the-numbers, been-there-done-that kind of thing. Take a chance, it's cheap.
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Casper does it again 4 Stars
January 11, 2002
Ever since Starship Troopers, this hot guy still seems to manage a good movie here and there. This is fortunately one of those unexpected good movies. In an action/comedy, Mr Van Dien seems to adjust to his role as a drifter quite well, opposite his on-screen partner. He drops his pants again for the camera, reminiscent of Starship Troopers, so girls and guys can drool once again. But aside from the eye candy (including Casper in jeans a tight singlet throughout - costume department must have had fun), the script is also very funny and enjoyable, for a reasonably lower budget movie. At the end of the day, Partners will not win any major academy awards, but is enjoyable movie around 85 mins.
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