I am a movie fanatic. I watch movies on TV, at the cinema and I watch them over and over again. This is a way of logging the movies I watch and hopefully a down-to-earth critique of each, for people like me. In no particular order...although my favourite movie is first...



Sunday, September 25, 2011

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

YEAR 1988

DIRECTOR Frank Oz

STARRING Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly

WRITER Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro

OVERVIEW Lawrence (Caine) and Freddie (Martin) are con-men; big-time and small time, then they meet.

OPINION  We all needed a laugh after ’87 and the worst meltdown since the 20’s .What a brilliant pairing …whoever put these two together deserves an Oscar! Dry and elegant Caine, meets goofy and quirky Martin. Terrific plot, masterpiece of dialogue and slapstick equaled- but never bettered. This movie took the lead from ‘Being There’ and  remained my favourite comedy until ‘ Four Weddings and a Funeral’ came a long…a huge 6 years later….

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