[Facinelli's] perfect performance boldly proves that a handsome young man is a symbol of real hope, even to straight guys.

Full Review | May 27, 2022

It doesn't matter how much he pirouettes, paces, prowls and postures, there's something just a tad too effete about Spacey's performance to make Larry as dangerous a presence as he needs to be.

Full Review | Dec 26, 2017

Sometimes profanely funny, sometimes intensely dramatic, The Big Kahuna is a richly amusing and provocatively insightful film that builds to a profoundly powerful cumulative impact.

Full Review | Aug 6, 2014

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Giving actors a chance to act seems to be the point...

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jan 2, 2005

At our best, we admit our faults. And we admit that others, no matter how different, have something to teach us. What a surprising thing to learn from a film.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Dec 6, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 17, 2004

...worth watching just for the performances...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 1, 2003

You get the feeling that The Big Kahuna would be great in-the-round theater, its ambiguous machinations benefiting from feeding off of a live audience. As filmed, however, it's just three characters waiting for a story.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Jul 18, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 14, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 25, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Depicts how the ardent Christian faith of a true believer compels his two associates to probe their own ideas and ideals.

Full Review | Aug 21, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2002

There's nothing actively wrong with The Big Kahuna, it simply feels more appropriate at a community theatre rather than the local multiplex.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 24, 2001

Yes, it feels like a stage play, but it's a pretty interesting stage play.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 10, 2001

Full Review | Sep 18, 2001