Love Love Gene Wilder

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2014)

Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) used to be a big producer but is now scamming old ladies out of their money. Meek accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) is sent to work on his books. As Leo work on the books, he stumbles onto a scheme to steal with a horrendous flop. Max jumps on it right away and convinces Leo to go along. They find the completely inappropriate "Springtime for Hitler" written by Nazi sympathizer Franz Liebkind (Kenneth Mars).
I like Zero but I LOVE Gene Wilder. Cough! Cough! My Blue Blanket! Gene is insanely hilarious. It is so uniquely high strung Gene. Zero's mass and energy is the perfect thing to set Gene off. Mel Brooks has some great material here. He is also lucky to have such genius original actors to bring it over the top. It's a comedy that holds up to multiple viewings. That's probably the toughest achievement for any comedy.