Product: Murder by Death (1976)
Rating: 5.0
A masterpiece.
The combination of Simon's script and the acting makes this one of the funniest send-ups of the detective genre in years. From the blind butler to the deaf maid (Alec Guinness and Nancy Walker) the quick-witted will see and hear more bon-mots and brilliant sightgags than any films since the Marx Brothers. Truman Capote is a unrivaled host to this magical farce that gets funnier with each viewing. The Peters (Sellers and Falk), David Niven, Maggie Smith, Eilene Brennen, et al, come together as one of the greatest ensembles on the silver screen. The puns run rampant throughout the dusky mansion at 22 Twain, parried by one of some of the best in the business. Not for the viewer weaned on Saturday Night Live (after 1979) or anyone still enamored with "Friends". Anyone who regularly watches "Frazier" is an apt candidate for playing 'Simon-says' from the great lines of this film.