Word: slapsticker
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...Pillow Talk.” However, as we watch Parker seduce McConaughey, perhaps the audience is also being manipulated into thinking this is a smart, funny romantic comedy. The film crosses off every point on the romantic comedy checklist: all the supporting players find love as well, there are slapstick encounters with animals, and convenient explanations abound in the last reel to tie up all the movie’s loose ends. But, in spite of it all, there are some genuine laughs to be had.McConaughey’s performance solidifies his place in Hollywood as the newest...
Alongside the “Masterpiece Theater” meets “Airplane” period slapstick of the novel’s scenes, the drama behind-the-scenes is too tonally different. Coogan has to choose between his girlfriend-with-child named Jenny (the heavenly Kelly Macdonald of “Trainspotting”) and the hip young production assistant Jennie (played by Naomie Harris, the “28 Days Later” heroine...
Bottomline: Although there are rare funny moments, “Tristram Shandy” is geared toward those who love eighteenth century British literatur, Fassbinder, slapstick comedy, and “The X-Files.” Yes, Gillian Anderson appears, playing herself. Watch her in PBS’ remake of “Bleak House” instead. Ironically enough, it’s funnier...
...Bruce Almighty” was a pretty typical comedy, but also examined a man’s faith; “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” told a formulaic romantic story in a brilliant, new way. Here, he still manages to perform the slapstick that a Carrey connoisseur loves—he shocks himself with his dog’s electric collar, sending his trademark elastic limbs into spasm—but is genuine as a dedicated breadwinner and devoted father. Director Dean Parisot—whose previous credits include the cult-hit “Galaxy...
...Harvest.” Despite Ramis’ attempts to create visually intriguing scenes, John Cusack’s (“High Fidelity”) bitter wit, and Oliver Platt’s (TV’s “The West Wing”) slapstick drollery, nothing can save the hackneyed storyline of this too-dark comedy. Based on the novel by Scott Phillips and adapted for the screen by Richard Russo (“Twilight”) and Robert Benton (“Superman”), “The Ice Harvest” reminds viewers...