An average movie

To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Richard Donner, I thought I should give it a try. First of all, to my surprise, I discovered it is actually a remake of a French movie ('Le jouet') from 1976. Obviously, I haven't seen the original version but this remake was not bad at all. Still, I keep hearing Richard Pryor was awesome and all but I still wait to see a great movie starring him. Anyway, this movie was not bad but it still wasn't great either. However, somehow, the material was still rather interesting and I liked how dark the whole thing could get. But, as it is and remains a Hollwood production, they never go really far into the black humor and it finishes with a phony happy ending and the whole thing stays still rather politically-correct (in other words, it became boring after a while). I was also rather surprising to see Richard Donner (who made the first Superman flick and all the 'Lethal weapon' movies) directing such a comedy. I mean, it was a nice try from him but I'm not sure if he was really the best choice for directing such a dark comedy and maybe another director would have been better suited for such a material. Still, the whole thing was pretty funny and it is definitely worth a a look, especially if you are interested in Richard Pryor's work.

6/10