Review

An unappealing Silverstone stars in the equally unappealing Excess Baggage. She plays Emily Hope, an heiress who fakes her own kidnapping to garner the attention of her power-hungry father (Thompson). More interested in his business deals, he sends old friend Uncle Ray (Walken) to deal with the mess. Meanwhile, Emily's "captor" is Vincent (the deliciously bizarrre Del Toro), who comes off more as sociopath than thief-with-a-heart-of-gold. There's zero chemistry between the two leads. The only chemistry on-screen is between Vincent and Ray, and these scenes are all-too-brief. If the writers had them ditch Emily at a truck stop and head off as a duo, there could've been a decent road movie in the making. Silverstone's 15 minutes can't be stretched any further.