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- The film holds a 4% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 2.9/10. The critic's consensus states: " The Pest aims for zany comedy with social commentary, misses, and lands squarely at offensive misfire thanks to John Leguizamo's over-caffeinated performance and a script laden with stereotypes."
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John Leguizamo's best work is his one man comedy shows. He has like 4 of them and all talk about growing up or his culture. If you haven't seen any of them, I suggest you search them out. 188 votes, 173 comments. 217K subscribers in the moviecritic community. A subreddit for movie reviews and discussions.
This is a good movie to watch if you want a good laugh. John is a great comedy actor. I would watch this movie once a year, but I wouldn't say it's one of my favorites.
The Pest: Directed by Paul Miller. With John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini, Freddy Rodríguez. A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
- (9.3K)
- Comedy
- Paul Miller
- 1997-02-07
The Pest is a 1997 American black comedy film inspired by the classic 1924 Richard Connell short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Comedian John Leguizamo plays a Puerto Rican con artist in Miami, Florida named Pestario Vargas (also known as "Pest") who agrees to be the human target for a German manhunter for a $50,000 reward.
The Pest aims for zany comedy with social commentary, misses, and lands squarely at offensive misfire thanks to John Leguizamo's over-caffeinated performance and a script laden with stereotypes...
- (25)
- Paul Miller
- PG-13
- John Leguizamo
Stephen Holden New York Times. TOP CRITIC. When Mr. Leguizamo isn't doing third-rate ethnic parody, he is wallowing in scatological jokes that are so poorly prepared and executed that they make...
Feb 7, 1997 · Overview. Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive.
