The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

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Based on Po Bronson's novel, the computer comedy The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest is a Revenge of the Nerds for the 2000s. Andy (Coyote Ugly's Adam Garcia) is a Silicon Valley marketing executive who decides to chuck it all--the money, the superficial girlfriend, etc.--for the chance to work at high-tech think tank La Honda. Head genius Francis (Just Shoot Me's Enrico Colantoni) doesn't like the looks of the slick new guy and challenges him to come up with a $99 laptop. To his amazement, Andy and his ragtag band of socially inept misfits (Ethan Suplee, Jake Busey, and Anjul Nigam) actually succeed, but then Francis tries to take all the credit--and the profits. If the Jon Favreau-adapted story is largely implausible, it's entertaining nonetheless, and Men in Black II's Rosario Dawson is charming as the free-spirited artist who inspires Andy and the gang. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Adam Garcia (Coyote Ugly) and Rosario Dawson (Men In Black II) star in this hilarious dot-comedy of errors about five social misfits who set out to make history - and wind up making millions! When burn-out marketing exec Andy Casper (Garcia) decides to "create something", he recruits an oddball trio dysfunctional geniuses to design the world's first $99 computer. The project proves hopeless until Andy sexy neighbor (Dawson) steps in to rekindle his creativity and add a few sparks of her own. Rich laughs and side-splitting gags, The First $20 Million proves anything is possible if you believe in yourself and your friends?no matter how strange they are!

Customer Reviews:

Poor adaption of the original book.......2007-07-04

The movie comes as a bad suprise to me after reading the book. The movie is far from what the actual story is ( The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest: A Novel ).
While the book sounded like an articulate description of a typical Silicon Valley startup, the movie appeared like a Disneyland version of it. Far from reality and some strictly out of place comedy makes it a disappointing two hours experience.

good film.......2006-11-04

this film was good. if you like to watch films about young people making it to the top then this one is excellent. also try the secret of my success starring michael j fox.

Excellent for the whole PC World.......2005-09-19

This is an excellent movie ideal for those PC gurus and wannabes alike to hold on to.

corny&ok.......2004-07-25

I saw this movie over the weekend&thought it was corny&Predictable but it passed the time so no harm no foul.iy had a few laughs but that was about it.

Very cheesy, but entertaining nonetheless.......2004-07-04

Being somewhat of a geek myself and former resident of silicon valley, this movie immediately appealed to me. However, my girlfriend, nothing like me, found it innane and stupid.

The film manages to deliver a few laughs and lots of cheese, all of which make for an entertaining movie. And really, that is the key to this one. You will be telling yourself while watching this that everything about it sucks, the plot is unbelievable, if not predictable, the acting, well for what it is the acting isn't bad, and there is a total lack of real character development. However, these shortcomings will quickly fade away as you find yourself enjoying this one in spite of your own inner critic.

On the whole it is fun to watch, not just once, but even multiple times. And in the end, even for all its flaws, it ends up being a cute and fun flick.

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