Dangerously unfunny!

Rating: 5/10 (23 October 2006)

I've just watched this for the first time and thought it a bit of a mixed bag. I liked the way it starts and found Chevy Chase very funny and I like Bill Murray's unusual turn but when Rodney Dangerfield turns up it absolutely spoils it for me. I find his performance one of the unfunniest and annoying I've ever seen. Also the tone of the film is a bit confused with the occasional dramatic scenes getting in the way of the over the top slapstick as if it was originally going to be a more serious film. The film is still a fairly enjoyable if unsubtle comedy which has obviously influenced a generation notably the Farrelly brothers and the American Pie series. Just a shame about Dangerfield. (5/10)