Terribly overrated!

Rating: 3/10 (4 December 2002)

The opening title scene is a little funny, but not the rest of the movie. The performances are, especially Zero Mostel's, extremely overacted which belong to the night club, not on the screen. Mel Brooks never learns that "less is more" in terms of film acting. His funniness is somewhere lost between light comedy and slapstick.
The entire movie is like a stage play. Every scene drags too long. I can hardly finish watching it. Wonder how it got an Oscarr Award for Best Screenplay?