Day 92 - 4/2/09 - Movie #89
BEFORE: And tonight we cross off the last Steve Martin movie off my list - since I have no interest in seeing him in the "Pink Panther" remake, or the "Father of the Bride" or "Cheaper By the Dozen" franchises. I know he only took those jobs to pay the bills...
THE PLOT: Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them.
AFTER: I do love a good "scam" movie - and perhaps I should have watched THIS movie on April Fool's Day. But in a good scam movie, there are plots within plots, and twists you may not see coming - like in "House of Games" or "The Spanish Prisoner" - but in this film, we see behind the curtain, and the audience is in on the ruses, which lessens the element of surprise. The scams here are pretty ridiculous, but are designed to show off Steve Martin's skills as a physical comic, and Michael Caine's slick demeanor. There is a satisfying payoff at the end, though, and it's also interesting to see Ian McDiarmid in a bit part as the butler, in a movie directed by Frank Oz - years before they would play rivals in the Star Wars prequels...
RATING: 6 out of 10 wheelchairs
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