Joey O'Brien (Robin Williams) is a car salesman in a crisis. He has a needy ex-wife (Pamela Reed), multiple mistresses to balance, he's in debt to the mafia and if he doesn't sell at least 12 cars by the end of the dealership's big sale day, he will lose his job.
However, one day his prayers are answered by the most unlikely of scenarios, when maniacal Larry (Tim Robbins) enters the dealership with an AK-47 and a large quantity of plastic explosives, sparking a hostage situation that O'Brien has to stop, changing his life forever.
There's no way around it, Williams's character here, Joey, is a total a**hole, evident from the opening scene where he interrupts a funeral to try and sell some hearses to the undertakers and a new car to the grieving widow. Sounds like a typical car salesman right? Well I'm not sure if it's his keen sense of ambition, his jokey attitude, or Williams's hilarious performance, but you just can't help but love Joey. Tim Robbins is equally strong opposite Williams, if you didn't know better, you'd swear the producers had just picked him out of a mental institution.
The supporting cast are all very good too, both Joey's mistresses and his ex-wife border on the neurotic and all the other hostages, including several irritable customers who just want to buy a car, deliver their often absurd but entertaining lines perfectly.
This may not be the most original script, nor is it much more than a light comedy, but it's a lot of fun thanks to another lively performance from Robin Williams, and is a great movie to pick up on a rainy day.
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