least of Marx brothers movies still a good movie

Rating: 6/10 (2 February 2007)

This is obviously the least of the Marx Brothers movies. However, it is still funny, but without the gut busting laughter of their other movies. It is very toned downed, not in antics, but in the elaboration of the antics. The brothers say and do some silly things, but the building up to the next silly thing is missing. In their classic movies, they cleverly go from one antic to the next in perfect harmony. The harmony is missing, here. The humor is still good, however. The plot involves a zany nation much like the later "The Mouse That Roared", with lots of zany actions. People who only see this Marx Brothers movie shouldn't judge the others by this one. They are famous for movies in which they look like all out blitz defenses. This is more of a prevent defense at the end of a game. If you watch their other movies, you'll note you're attacked with clever gag on gag, endlessly, and it is hard to catch a breath. In this movie, they seem to struggle more and try to do formula humor, which they are good at. The Marx Brothers were the most gifted comics of all time (arguably).