It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Forgot to mention - Rat Race is FUCKING HILARIOUS.

It has a great ensemble cast - Jon Lovitz, Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green, Amy Smart, Cuba Gooding Jr., Brecken Meyer, John Cleese, Rowin Atkinson (Mr. Bean), Harold Grisham (Grace Under Fire), Wayne Knight, Paul Rodriguez, Kathy Bates, and Kathy Najimy. Kathy Najimy is the stupid one in Hocus Pocus. And, weird though it may sound, despite the fact that she's, um, about to turn 48, is quite attractive.

Anyway.

It's just a hilarious movie that didn't get enough press when it came out. The premise is simple (well, not really): Cleese plays an eccentric casino owner who is entertaining a bunch of high-rollers bored with normal gambling. So, he puts 2 million dollars in a train station locker 550 miles away, gives 6 random people keys to the locker, and lets the race play out. I *love* giant ensemble cast movies, especially comedies (except for Ocean's Eleven.) I really hate the ending, because I despise Smash Mouth and all that they stand for, but that's really my only complaint with the movie. The situations that the characters find themselves in are quite histerical, and watching John Cleese play an eccentric billionaire is just... right.

So yeah, I definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for some laughs.