Product: Murder by Death (1976)
Rating: 3.0
OPENING CREDITS BY CHARLES ADDAMS (...and that's about it!)
A comedy that delivers much less than it promises. Quite disappointing, really, given the magnificent talent behind it. Not that they didn't try. In fact, they try too hard! So hard, they should have titled it "Murder by Overkill"! To waste a cast like that in such silliness ought to be punishable by law, for rather than a witty parody on the great detectives of fiction the film ends up spoofing those "Wacky Races" cartoons, where teams of allegedly "funny" characters -each with its own gimmick- try to outwit the others to win a prize. They even drive distinctive cars accordingly!So don't expect this to be "The Ladykillers", just to kill some time.