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Splitting Heirs (1993)
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Eric Idle, the class clown par excellence in many Monty Python sketches, is mistakenly allowed to roam free here as both star and scriptwriter by director Robert M Young, who should have boxed him in tight. Had the other participants (Rick Moranis, perfunctory; John Cleese, lazily crazed; and Barbara Hershey, who seems to know she's miscast) been similarly reined in, Young might have been able to deliver a focused comedy. Odd moments do resurrect the barmy surrealism so familiar from Python, but on the whole this is a rather disorganised comedy. Time Out Eric Idle's script may pack in any amount of would-be comedic standbys - big bosoms, naked men hiding in wardrobes,... Read more on www.timeout.com Halliwell's Film Guide Sad and trivial comedy, consisting of ineptly performed knockabout routines. |
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