Jake Kasdan's 1998 film ZERO EFFECT, featuring Bill Pullman as an incredibly introverted private eye and Ben Stiller as his long-suffering assistant/only real human contact, garnered plenty of great reviews even if it wound up barely released to theaters. The film, however, built up enough of a (deserved) cult reputation to warrant NBC to want to try to turn it into a television series. The series never came to fruition, but at least we have this entertaining pilot, featuring Alan Cumming in the role of the reclusive hero and David Julian Hirsh as his sidekick. If you've ever wondered what it would be like if Cumming had played Sherlock Holmes instead of Benneton Cuminbun, this is about as close as you'll get.
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