Bobby: Jon Favreau	Ricky: Vince Vaughn
Jessica: Famke Janssen	Max: Peter Falk
Horrace: Faizon Love	Ruiz: Sean `Puffy' Combs
Jimmy: Vincent Pastore	Flight Attendant: Jennifer Bransford
Writer/Director: Jon Favreau

30 Second Bottom Line: Two guys in their 30's, who have been friends since childhood, try to make it in the crime world when it becomes clear that their boxing careers will never get past the first round.

Story Line: Like most people, Bobby and Ricky (Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn) have ambitions that will never be realized. They both want to be professional boxers, but at best they will be journeymen for others to knock out.

Ricky lives with his girlfriend Jessica (Famke Janssen) and her young daughter and both work in fringe jobs. He does construction day work for local crime boss Max (Peter Falk) and she is a "no touch" lap dancer and stripper performing at private bachelor parties. When Ricky sees men touching Jessica, although it appears to be okay with her, it's not with him. Max calls Ricky on the carpet for doing over $8,000 worth of damage to a client's dental work after beating him up for groping Jessica at a party.

Bobby is a "hanger on" who gets jobs sweeping for Max only as a favor for Ricky. Neither Bobby nor Ricky "know what time it is." Ricky is naive about what Jessica does to make a living and Bobby thinks he's God's gift to women. When the two of them get an assignment from Max to work in NYC with Ruiz (Sean `Puffy' Combs), they are soon flying 1st class with pockets full of money. Although Bobby considers himself a man of the world, he is so stupid and obnoxious with flight attendant Jennifer Bransford, that she has to put him in his place. The only thing is that when he gets there he still does not know it.

When they arrive in NYC, they are picked up by mob driver Jimmy (Vincent Pastore) and try to complete their assignments with Ruiz and Horrace (Faizon Love). Everything they do seems to be in a fog. New York City turns out to be a much more dangerous job than they expected. When they return to LA, both come to a realization of how they should change their lives after Ricky arrives home and Jessica has a surprise for him.

Tell Me More About It: The information prior to release of the film made it sound like Bobby and Ricky were trying to hit the big time by moving from LA to NYC. Instead they are "yes" men for Max and they can't seem to do anything right. They want to find success by making Max pleased with their work. Max is not the kind old man that his smile belies.

In the film Combs has an acting role which appears to be an extended cameo of his night life of getting into hip clubs that require your name on a preprinted guest list. Leading up to his most recent court troubles, at one time, Combs had a lot of negative press when party goers who were in line to get into a club for an event planned by him, rioted because it was oversold big time and a number of people were killed.

Although the film moves forward with its story line, you get the feeling of being in the proverbial cement boots being drug along. Bobby and Ricky have conversations that seem to be in a rut and the humor often has the feeling of being the same joke but with slightly different words.

Peter Falk broke the mold of his image in TV's Colombo better than he did in Lakeboat and his character is quite enjoyable. Made is a good movie that could have been made just a little better.

Jon Favreau: The Replacements	Vince Vaughn: The Cell
Famke Janssen: X-Men	Peter Falk: Lakeboat
Faizon Love: The Replacements	Sean `Puffy' Combs: The Fighting Temptations
Vincent Pastore: Two Family House	Jennifer Bransford: Amy's Orgasm