An average movie

After their huge success with 'Airplane!', the directing trio Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker went to direct another parody but, this time, about WWII spy movies. Even though this flick wasn't as successful as its predecessor at the box-office, it has since then become a cult classic and it is considered as one of the best parodies ever made. Personally, even though I thought it was not bad at all, I can't say I really enjoyed this flick. I mean, after watching almost everything those guys have made starting with 'Aiplane!' to the Scream franchise and passing by the Naked Gun trilogy, I came to the conclusion I just don't really like this genre after all and this movie wasn't an exception. I mean, there were many funny jokes, that's for sure, but there was also plenty of stuff for which I couldn't care less and, sometimes, it was even downright pathetic. I know, it is inherent to the genre but I always find it difficult to enjoy a flick when it indulges itself with some stupid jokes. Still, there was definitely some neat stuff like, for example, Val Kilmer, in his acting debut, delivered a decent performance. I always had a weak spot for this guy and I hope he will make one day make a deserved come-back (he would have to stop to make all those dreadful straight-to-dvd gardage though...). To conclude, in spite of its flaws, it remains a decent parody, especially if you like the genre.

6/10