Minnesota (1996)

Minnesota: Directed by Steven Baigelman. With Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Vincent D’Onofrio, Delroy Lindo. An ex-convict and his bumbling crook brother fight for the same woman.

“I did not expect this movie to be as funny as it is. Although dark and situational, comedy is where you find it. This quirky little story is a mess as much as it is painfully funny. An ex-con(Keanu Reeves)shows up empty handed for his brotheru0026#39;s wedding. The brother is played excellently by Vincent Du0026#39;Onofrio, who himself is a dim witted crook. Reeves ends up u0026quot;boffingu0026quot; the not so blushing bride(Cameron Diaz), who has her own baggage to deal with. The fighting siblings mother(Tuesday Weld)dies of a heart attack at the wedding reception. The newlywed bride wants to runaway with what she thinks is her new husbandu0026#39;s stashed fortune. Reeves and Diaz argue about love at first sight, but are absolutely in lust. Du0026#39;Onofrio wants his bride back and the comedy of errors, mayhem and murder proceed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe scenes of the brothers fighting is hilarious, especially the rock fight on the side of the road. Miss Diaz lives up to my infatuation of her. And Dan Aykroyd plays the part of a corrupt, inept detective. Courtney Love is patient and understanding as the waitress in the diner. The wedding singer is Steve Ghizoni. His singing style is quite an oddity…singing Sinatra type mood songs with an almost imitation Elvis like delivery. You have to watch this twice just to take in the wit and humor.”