Larry Quinn

Lawrence "Larry" Quinn is the main protagonist of the 2003 film, The Cat in the Hat. He is the neighbor of the Waldens' who plans to marry the mother, Joan, for her money.

He is portrayed by Alec Baldwin, who also voiced Makunga.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) Larry's role as the film's villain comes off as awkward and unintresting. He's basically a "loser" villain who attempts to gold-dig the childrens' mother Joan for her money.
 * 2) Like with a number of characters present in the film, he was not in the original book the movie is based upon.
 * 3) He treats Conrad, Sally and Nevins horribly. Especially with Conrad, where he is willing to send him to military school and use that as an opportunity to marry Joan for her money.
 * 4) Like The Cat, he says things that should not be in any film based off of a kids' book, such as:
 * 5) * Nearly calling Conrad a "little son of a b*tch" when threatening to send him to military school,
 * 6) * Him shouting "Judas Priest!" as he is falling off the cliff (Judas Priest had a reputation for being an alcoholic and for writing songs about Sex).
 * 7) He's an alcoholic, even at one point attempting to steal beer from the house.
 * 8) Depending on your point of view, his comedic moments can come across as just flat-out unfunny.
 * 9) Appearance-wise, Larry is also a fraud. While he initially acts as if he's a real estate agent of Joan's type, in reality, he is a slobby deadbeat who is struggling in financial debt.
 * 10) While on the subject of that, he's also a straight up arrogant and hypocritical, believing that he's "perfect" when in reality he is an unemployed deadbeat who is on the verge of eviction.
 * 11) I kid you not, there is one scene where Larry is shown picking at his belly button while he sits at home!
 * 12) Alec Baldwin's performance as Larry has been nominated for the "Worst Supporting Actor" award twice: for the Golden Raspberry and Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Him getting rejected by Joan in the end feels quite satisfying. Especially seeing him blubber as Joan rejects him and slams the door on him.
 * 2) A deleted scene admittedly gives him another funny comeuppance scene where Nevins the dog rips his pants off after kicking him in retaliation against the Waldens.
 * 3) Like The Cat, Larry can be funny in a few scenes. Though given how hit-or-miss the film's comedy is, that again depends on your point of view.
 * 4) His reason for wanting to send Conrad to military school for being a misbehaving child and calling Sally a "suck up" is rather understandable.