Money is needed and the banker dies. Things fall into place too conveniently. Then again, it's a farce. The cast is superb, with Reno showing effortless comic timing. Yet even the most ridiculous story has a lesson to it.
Love does triumph in the end, but it also leaves a trail of havoc behind.
Subplots such as Marshall's desire to fly a plane and Marty's struggle to gain independence from his temperamental father come off as overtly hokey and sentimental. Close-ups of actors accompanied by sentimental music are laughable rather than touching. Unfortunately, their screen time is limited. Everyone else will be bored and dismayed by a film which, if anything, is wildly inept. For those who feel Hollywood has reached its limit on the number of planes, boats and automobiles it can demolish in a film, meet Hong Kong director John Woo.