After a successful London heist, a group of backstabbing double/triple-crossing thieves try to run off with the diamonds. I know this is a classic, but watching it for the first time, I was constantly bothered by how many comedic situations were driven by a main character not seeing an event that was obviously in his/her field-of-view. And to be honest, I never thought Kevin Kline, as a creator of the comedy, was funny - as opposed to John Cleese, who as a victim of the comedy, is always funny. Or maybe I just enjoy British humor better.
PS: Okay, okay, I confess "He thought that the Gettysberg Address was where Lincoln lived!", and "The London Underground is not a political movement!", are funny.
Mo says:
I confess : it was quite funny &genuine comedy!Ebert has written: "People trying to be funny are never as funny as people trying to be serious and failing."
ReplyDeleteFunny scenes like eating alive Fish and Chips! , Naked John Cleese used that photograph to hide his private part when that British family entered the room :-), or the scene Klein want to apologize him with gun-force! , funny revenge in Airport scene and the line : "Don't call me stupid"!. I couldn't stop laughing most part of the movie !
Actually, that was a lesson Ebert taught me! I thought Kevin Kline was not funny, because he was trying to be funny, and John Cleese was funny, because he was a poor victim of circumstance. Why Ebert gave the movie 4 stars, is beyond me.
DeleteGood to know Klein got the only oscar of movie for his acting !;))
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't me who voted for him!
Delete;))No worries .We force him to give it back!
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