Who Is Cletis Tout?
Who Is Cletis Tout?
R | 26 July 2002 (USA)
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A comedy about a hitman who sees everything in terms of the movies and how mistaken identity is getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds that was stolen and subsequently hidden more than 20 years earlier.

Reviews
Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
Majorthebys Charming and brutal
Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
elshikh4 A lot of incidents which could make a series, a lot of unfunny characters, and a lot of (Christian Slater) ! They're all the reasons of this movie's weakness.It's a movie which wanted to be a classic just like the other too many classics it greeted. However not all of what we want, we could get !!But still the best thing about it is of course the character of the old movies' maniac, the sentimental elegant and the hit-man also ! : (Critical Jim). It's something really original, beautiful and refreshing which deserves a movie for its own. It's a fact that (Tim Allen) stole the lights from everybody to himself but I think the lights originally were owned by his character earlier in the script.I would like to read him as the lonely only one who loves cinema, understands it, finds himself in a world of totally different people and there is no one like him. So he got himself alone in the world, became isolated and finally he went to kill its evil members, save the good ones just to fulfill his wished for dream, achieve lost idealism, and live his fascinating movie !But THIS didn't save the movie from sinking into the too many story lines, so the failure ! Therefore (Critical Jim) or (Jim The Critic) looked like a jewel adorning too heavy and chaotic clothes !!
twcarey I almost avoided this flick because the title didn't do anything for me. That may have been what happened to it when it was in general release because it sank pretty quickly. A movie-buff friend of mine recommended it, so I put it on my Netflix list and finally popped it into the player.Cletis Tout turned out to be great fun. I enjoyed the interwoven flashbacks and the comments made by Critical Jim (played by Tim Allen). Christian Slater plays a take-off on his usual slimy lying characters by playing a crook who tells the truth.It helps to have seen some of the movies that Critical Jim riffs on as Finch's story unfolds, but that's not completely necessary. Pop a bottle of wine with a couple of friends some Friday night and enjoy this movie.
NIXFLIX-DOT-COM WHO IS CLETUS TOUT is one of those movies that is surprisingly better than expectations will allow. Christian Slater plays a con who gets mistaken for a man wanted by the mob, and Tim Allen is a hitman who needs a reality check. There's a lot of chuckles to be had, and the film as a whole works.6 out of 10
valis_1986 "Who is Cletis Tout" is certainly a movie worth watching. I disagree with a previous comment that you shouldn't expect much of this film - the storyline is engaging, funny, and very well acted - yes, even Slater. I thought Christian Slater's character was very well acted - and Tim Allen did a great job with a novel role. I thought the self-referential and perhaps even self-deprecating humor was very funny. Go rent this movie - you won't be disappointed.