An average movie

Since I had this movie on DVD for such a long time (I bought it at least 3 years ago), I thought it was really time to watch the damned thing. Mel Brooks is basically one of these directors I was really interested in at first but after watching most of his movies (I think by now I'm only missing 2 or 3 of his movies), I came to the conclusion that I'm not really a huge fan of his work, except for 'The Producers'. This movie is actually a perfect example. I mean it is nowadays pretty much forgotten and it must be one of Mel Brooks's most obscure features but, even though I thought it was not bad and fairly entertaining, I can't say I was really blown away by the whole thing though. Above all, I had a hard time to care about the plot and I got tired at some point to see these characters running after each other holding one of those damned chairs. Still, some dialogues were pretty funny and I especially enjoyed the completely nuts priest played by Dom DeLuise. It was also pretty neat to see a very young Frank Langella. To conclude, I don't think it is anything remotely remarkable but I still think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Mel Brooks's work.

6/10