Zero Effect (1998)

December 11, 2022 12:07 PM

Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) is a private investigator, and with the help of his exasperated assistant Arlo (Ben Stiller) he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, his methods might be called frustrating.

Rated 6.9 on IMDB and 65/76 on RT.

posted by fleacircus (9 comments total)

One of my SO's favorite movies. It won me over. A cute mild comedy destined to slip through the cracks.
posted by fleacircus at 12:09 PM on December 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

My late-teenager self was really, really fond of this movie. I should revisit it.
posted by Alex404 at 1:46 PM on December 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

This is a fun, quirky, smart film. I remember liking it a lot.
posted by johnofjack at 3:19 PM on December 11, 2022

Excellent soundtrack by Greyboy Allstars
posted by rajbot at 4:43 PM on December 11, 2022

This is a wonderful and clever small film. And...it features Portland!
posted by Conceptual Nomad at 6:18 PM on December 11, 2022

Love this film. Really good performance by Kim Dickens as ... let's just say in a supporting role and leave it at that.
posted by HillbillyInBC at 7:49 PM on December 11, 2022

I haven't watched it for a while but I definitely considered it one of my favorite films
posted by ckape at 9:23 PM on December 11, 2022

"When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you're only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you're sure to find some of them."
posted by Horkus at 6:40 AM on December 12, 2022 [6 favorites]

Great film. The DVD commentary track has to be the worst ever recorded. This was the era of "the director has to do a commentary track, even if he has nothing to talk about".
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 3:03 PM on December 13, 2022 [1 favorite]