Product: Murder by Death (1976)
Rating: 4.0
"Did you see that?..."
"...Neither did I."I'll start with the obvious--'Murder by Death' is hilarious. Which can be credited, no doubt, to Neil Simon. My first exposure to Simon was the tremendously funny `Prisoner of Second Avenue', in which a husband and wife swap quips over which one of them was responsible for letting their place be burglarized. After reading that Simon had written the script, I knew that I had to see this. Add to that the fact that I've loved mysteries all my life, was raised on them, in fact, since infancy, and it's no wonder that I had high hopes.Simon didn't let me down and neither did the ensemble cast. I could tell you about the tremendous one liners, as I had read about them before viewing the film myself, but really you must hear the way the actors throw them out. If the ones recited by the reviewers here make you chuckle, I can almost guarantee that you will be holding your stomach and wiping your eyes when you actually watch the movie. It's delightful, truly! I just know I'll be going around for days with some of the lines on my tongue, waiting for an excuse to use them.If you liked `Clue', as many others have mentioned, you must watch, no, own, `Murder by Death.' It's one of those movies that invites you to set a date and watch it every year with a small group of friends.