What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Kevin Caffery (Martin Lawrence) is a slick-talking art expert ... and a thief. He falls for Amber Belhaven and steals a picture with personal value for her. She gives him her father's ring. Kevin and Berger (John Leguizamo) go to rob sleazy media magnet Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito). Kevin gets caught and Max steals the ring claiming Kevin stole it from him. Max considers the ring, with the same symbol as his company, an important sign. Max is going through bankruptcy ignoring the rules. Kevin is focused on getting back the ring and revenge.This would be a lot simpler without the bankruptcy. This could have been a fun bad guy vs bad guy steal-a-thon. Pitting Lawrence and DeVito against each other is potentially hilarious. Instead, it's unnecessarily complicated. It keeps adding strange characters. There are no compelling stakes. The ring is an interesting idea. I don't care about the bankruptcy. I don't care about these characters and that's why it's not funny. It could be funnier if Max can steal more stuff from Kevin like the way he stole the ring. It would allow for more of a back and forth exchange.

To answer the title, the worst that could happen is when you watch this miserable 2001 film.The premise itself is ridiculous when burglar Martin Lawrence breaks into the home of wealthy, but under investigation for improprieties, Danny De Vito. De Vito, married to a woman two heads taller than he is, faces bankruptcy. He obviously married the woman due to her wealthy connections and he carries an ongoing affair with his secretary, the latter stealing the film in every scene that she appears in.During the robbery, when the police are called in, De Vito attempts to turn the tables on Lawrence by stealing his good luck ring.The picture devotes itself to the two guys trying to outsmart each other and just proves that no one may really be trusted, including the senators investigating the De Vito character. This truthful farce just doesn't succeed, down to the overly gay detective in hot pursuit of the combo pair.

The best scene in this movie is when Devito is in Congress cussing his rear end off. I split my sides every time I've seen this movie. It's not gonna win an Academy award but its well worth watching.Martin Lawrence can be a bit over the top and some of the scenes in this movie are no exception, but he still has an entertaining way about him. Danny Devito is quite funny and his role in this is no exception. I just love the scene in congress. Laughing just thinking about it.I would love to see an actual Senator or Congressman break down like that, it would be a political death shot to any politician, but would be a godsend to all the late night TV shows like Leno and Letterman.

Very funny flick with likable thieves, wicked victims, and lots of smart silliness. A shady rich man catches a thief and the victim robs the burglar. Both men decide that the stolen ring is their own good luck charm, and a continuing vendetta brings on more robberies, cons and battles between DeVito and Lawrence. The romantic/sexy bits are light and keep the story moving along. Martin Lawrence and Carmen Ejogo are great together, and DeVito gets to carry on multiple affairs in divine comical studliness. The various cops, cohorts, lawyers, security consultants, psychic assistants, and the fence are all good fun, and the gay, dog-loving detective is just the cherry on top. The flavor of Donald Westlake's criminal farce comes shining through.