Someone had recommended this movie to me because I liked Dreyfuss especially in comedies such as "Down and Out in Beverly Hills", and "What About Bob?", one of my all time favorite movies.
This is nowhere near as funny as the aforementioned two films but it's funny for what it is. Dreyfuss and Terri Garr reunite 12 years after co-starring in Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind again as a married couple and it's a nice small reunion for them.
The rest of the movie has its laughs but it has more of a made for TV movie feel to it. It was directed by the same guy who did Space Jam 7 years later and this was his first actual movie coming off of documentaries.
I think that is where some of this has that rushed TV movie made feel to it. Having a first time director who didnt direct enough movies at the center of everything.
Still there are plenty of laughs to be had but I would only recommend it as a lazy day off or rainy day movie, I wouldn't seek it out when you are in the mood to watch something truly good.
Its perfectly watchable and funny at times but I expected a bit more laughs and they got fewer as the movie went on.
Apparently this was adapted from a book by the same author who wrote the book for the movie Funny Farm with Chevy Chase which came out a year before this movie did. That movie is far funnier than this one and if you had to choose between the two of them go for Funny Farm instead.
Looks like 1989 was a year where Dreyfuss made some forgettable movies. He reunited with Steven Spielberg the same year for Always which was released four months after this movie.
I would recommend this film over Always but as aforementioned it is nothing spectacular and while mildly funny this cast have all done much better comedies.
Watch "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and "What About Bob?" first for a great Richard Dreyfuss comedy. And then if time allows watch this to kill some time and relax but as mentioned it is not on the same level with either of those great comedies.
This is nowhere near as funny as the aforementioned two films but it's funny for what it is. Dreyfuss and Terri Garr reunite 12 years after co-starring in Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind again as a married couple and it's a nice small reunion for them.
The rest of the movie has its laughs but it has more of a made for TV movie feel to it. It was directed by the same guy who did Space Jam 7 years later and this was his first actual movie coming off of documentaries.
I think that is where some of this has that rushed TV movie made feel to it. Having a first time director who didnt direct enough movies at the center of everything.
Still there are plenty of laughs to be had but I would only recommend it as a lazy day off or rainy day movie, I wouldn't seek it out when you are in the mood to watch something truly good.
Its perfectly watchable and funny at times but I expected a bit more laughs and they got fewer as the movie went on.
Apparently this was adapted from a book by the same author who wrote the book for the movie Funny Farm with Chevy Chase which came out a year before this movie did. That movie is far funnier than this one and if you had to choose between the two of them go for Funny Farm instead.
Looks like 1989 was a year where Dreyfuss made some forgettable movies. He reunited with Steven Spielberg the same year for Always which was released four months after this movie.
I would recommend this film over Always but as aforementioned it is nothing spectacular and while mildly funny this cast have all done much better comedies.
Watch "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and "What About Bob?" first for a great Richard Dreyfuss comedy. And then if time allows watch this to kill some time and relax but as mentioned it is not on the same level with either of those great comedies.