A very good movie

Comedy is probably the genre I’m the most critical about. Indeed, I don’t find most comedies to be really funny as they usually go for the stupid jokes. However, there are a few exceptions and this flick is definitely one of them. Basically, it is one of those movies I saw when I was much too young, back then in the 90’s, when you could watch pretty much anything as a kid before it became politically incorrect. Back then, even as a kid, I loved the damned thing and I thought it was just hilarious. Basically, even though it remains a mainstream production, it still stand out from the rest because it is actually pitch black and terribly sarcastic and I really enjoyed the fact that Danny DeVito, in his 2nd directing effort, never backs down at any moment. Indeed, in your average Hollywood production, at some point, they would start to turn down the cynicism in order to reach a terribly underwhelming happy ending. Not here though. Here, they go for broke and show you some of the most flawed characters you will see in a comedy. On top of that, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner gave some solid performances and they had some great chemistry together. To conclude, even though it might not be a masterpiece, I really love this comedy and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10