In Britain we get irony shoved down our throats like a big fat greasy sausage. Nobody could properly grasp the distinction, save that playground jibes were often quite funny while Pride and Prejudice most definitely wasn't. Irony is just another way of taking the piss. I hear you whine. Well, admittedly not a lot.
Most American blockbusters are about as subtly ironic as a slap on the arse.
Anyway, on to some reviews. This superbly crafted action-comedy might well be the funniest picture ever made. Steve Guttenberg, a man for whom the word 'genius' seems barely to state the case, stars as a young prankster who joins the police force. His fellow cadets, all reporting to an amusingly testy Lieutenant, are equally hilarious. The plot combines belly-laughs with genuine dramatic tension as the cadets exceed expectations in a thrilling d nouement.