An American comedy directed by Jay Sandrich, starring Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Charles Grodin.
A man is forced by criminals to rob a bank. He gets away and goes to his ex-wife for help. She is a lawyer who employs criminals and has classy dinner parties. After lots of mess, the supposed bank robber, ex-wife and her new husband meet at a dinner party with the governor.
This was a pretty standard, traditional and classic style comedy. I think that Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn make a great team, mostly because of National Lampoon's Vacation. The chauffeur/butler, T.K. Carter also did a great job. The ironic and mixed up situations usually involved Chevy Chase hiding somewhere and Goldie Hawn trying to keep Charles Grodin from finding him. As I said, this film is very much of its time and genre. I rate it adequate because it was entertaining, but exactly what I expected.
An American drama directed by Barry Levinson, starring Al Pacino, Dianne Wiest and Charles Grodin.
An aging actor collapses onstage. He spends some time in a recovery clinic and makes friends with a younger female patient who wants to kill he husband. When he gets out, the daughter of a friend contacts him and they have an affair. She is supposedly a lesbian who has had multiple relationships and her past partners show up at the actor's house.
Pretty cool. The plot was complex and left me wondering what was real and what was in the main character's imagination. The characters were cast very well, the dialogue was written well and everyone acted their parts accurately. Video and audio were pretty normal and tame. I didn't see or hear anything that really blew me away. The closest it got was the waiting room scene at the fertility clinic. I like that this played on the edge of drama and psych thriller. Overall, a very nice film to watch. I rate this awesome.
