Eugene Levy can portray the innocent, naive, well adjusted mid westerner very well. He plays the part of a dental equipment salesman that goes to Detroit for a convention to deliver the keynote speech. He accidentally gets involved in a huge case of mistaken identity by some arms dealers and has no choice to cooperate with Vann, the Federal undercover agent. Vann and Fiddler mix like oil and water, but Fiddler says he has never met anyone that doesn’t become his friend eventually. There are many comical situations that occur as the two get to know each other and try to break the case. Unfortunately for the family audience most of them include foul language and/or toilet humor.
If a real salesman went to Detroit and had the experiences that Fiddler had, he would have one heck of a story to tell when he returned home. Most likely no one would believe it.
I did enjoy the chemistry between Samuel L Jackson and Eugene Levy. It looked as though they had a “gas” making this film together. Eugene Levy is indeed “The Man”.