An average movie

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 3 of his movies), I came to the conclusion that I'm not really a huge fan of his work, except for 'The Producers'. Still, since I really loved the concept for this movie, my expectations were pretty high on this one. Unfortunately, once again I was rather disappointed and the whole thing really felt like a missed opportunity. I mean, sure, there were a here and there a few good jokes but the whole thing was too messy and, to be honest, I thought it was sometimes even rather lame. It was just too bad because this movie had some potential. 6 years later, Mel Brooks would come back with ‘Spaceballs’ which would turn out ot be a massive cult-classic but, to be honest, I liked it even less than this flick so I guess Mel Brooks is just not for me. Still, coming back to our main feature, even though I thought it was disappointing, I have to admit it that it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are a fan of Mel Brooks’s work.

6/10