FREE: The Big White (2005)

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widescreen version - rated R
Starring: Robin Williams; Holly Hunter; Giovanni Ribisi; Woody Harrelson; Tim Blake Nelson; Alison Lohman

Robin Williams stars as Paul Barnell, an Alaskan travel agent who's nearing bankruptcy. Paul also has to contend with his wife Margaret, (Holly Hunter) who's suffering from a psychosomatic form of Tourette's syndrome. One night Paul stumbles upon an abandoned corpse in a dumpster he decides to pass it off as the dead body of his missing brother Raymond (Woody Harrelson), so he can collect the insurance money.

However, Paul hasn't reckoned on the attentions of ruthless insurance claims' investigator, Ted (Giovanni Ribisi) who is determined to eke out the truth about Paul's brother. Paul also has to contend with the two bumbling killers (Tim Blake Nelson and W. Earl Brown) show up and threaten to harm Margaret if they don't get their corpse back.

The Big White gets right to the nasty action early on when Paul tries to fit the corpse into a refrigerator. Soon the violence spreads to living victims, with beatings coming at one point or another too much of the cast.

Alison Lohman does a nice turn as a Ted's girlfriend but the most interesting character is Margaret, who bewilders an intruder with a barrage of unexpected projectiles and spews forth-vitriolic profanity at a moments notice.

The Big White is definitely worth watching for those who like their humor dark and irreverent, with money, blackmail, death, madness and lots of snow make up most of what you'll see.